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SCOPE-K: development and initial validation of a novel self-referential expertise-mapping instrument for
Colin John Greengrass1, Kianna Thelen2, Shelie Vacek2
1Technology-Enhanced Learning, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain.
Journal of Interprofessional Care
|July 14, 2026
Summary
A new tool, the Scope of Practice Evaluation, Knowledge Domain (SCOPE-K), effectively measures interprofessional education (IPE) learners’ expertise judgments. Post-simulation, students showed improved concordance with experts and better profession-attribution rankings.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Medical Simulation
- Interprofessional Learning
Background:
- Traditional interprofessional education (IPE) evaluation often focuses on attitudes and satisfaction.
- There is a need for case-anchored assessments measuring expertise distribution in IPE.
- Existing methods do not directly assess the cognitive component of interprofessional learning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Scope of Practice Evaluation, Knowledge Domain (SCOPE-K) instrument.
- To measure learners' self-referential expertise-mapping judgments in IPE.
- To assess the psychometric properties of SCOPE-K in undergraduate health professions students.
Main Methods:
- Developed SCOPE-K, a scenario-based measure of expertise judgments within IPE simulations.
- Administered SCOPE-K to medical, nursing, and pharmacy students (N=126) pre- and post-simulation.
- Analyzed internal consistency, factor structure, expert concordance, and profession-attribution rankings.
Main Results:
- SCOPE-K demonstrated good internal consistency (McDonald's ω .87 pre, .91 post).
- Student-expert concordance improved significantly post-simulation (r̄=.38 to .60).
- Profession-attribution ranking concordance also improved (τ̄=.35 to .59), with narrowed own- vs. other-profession ratings.
Conclusions:
- SCOPE-K shows promising psychometric properties for evaluating expertise judgments in IPE.
- Improved concordance and performance association provide initial validity evidence for SCOPE-K.
- SCOPE-K complements existing IPE assessment tools by targeting cognitive expertise mapping.
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