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LisaMarie Wands1, Kathy Forte, Michael Garbett
1About the Authors LisaMarie Wands, PhD, RN, CHSE-A, CNE, ANEF, FNAP, is associate clinical professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Kathy Forte, DBE, CPNP, is assistant clinical professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Michael Garbett, MSN, RN, CNEcl, is clinical faculty and Sandra Spence, DNP, MSN, RN, is senior clinical instructor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Caitlin Yeager, PhD, RNC-NIC, CHSE, CNE, ANEF, is assistant professor and director, Health Resources and Simulation Center, Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio. The authors would like to thank Dr. Kim Leighton for her support of this project.
A new Skills-Based Training (SBT) Evaluation Tool was developed to gather learner feedback on training activities. This tool offers reliable insights into learner perceptions of SBT effectiveness for quality improvement.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Nursing Education
- Health Professions Education
Background:
- Skills-Based Training (SBT) is crucial in healthcare professional programs.
- Existing tools for collecting learner feedback on SBT are lacking in validity and reliability.
- Effective feedback mechanisms are essential for enhancing training quality and learner engagement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a reliable tool for assessing learner perspectives on Skills-Based Training (SBT) activities.
- To address the need for robust feedback instruments in health professions education.
- To improve the quality of SBT through learner-centered evaluation.
Main Methods:
- The SBT Evaluation Tool was created by four expert nurse educators.
- The tool underwent validation processes.
- The instrument was piloted with 231 nursing and physician assistant students at two universities.
Main Results:
- Principal components analysis identified four key factors influencing learner perceptions: skill acquisition support, learning environment effectiveness, instructional clarity, and assessment conditions.
- These four factors explained 68.7% of the total variance.
- The tool demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties, with a Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of .791 and Cronbach's alpha of .849.
Conclusions:
- The developed SBT Evaluation Tool is a valid and reliable instrument.
- It effectively captures learner feedback on the structure and perceived effectiveness of SBT activities.
- This tool can inform quality improvement initiatives in health professions education.
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