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Qualitative and Quantitative Validation of Tools with Rating Scales Aimed at Assessing the Quality of University Service-Learning
Published on: August 29, 2025
Closing the gap in quality assurance: A tool for evaluating group leaders
Abstract:
A commitment to quality assurance means offering a cycle of feedback to those being evaluated. How to meet that commitment was the question asked by the Health Education Department of a large Health Maintenance Organization whose more than 70 facilitators annually provide instruction for over 3,000 enrollees. As part of the multi-faceted endeavor to develop a systematic quality assurance program for the department's offerings, a reliable participant-scored standardized tool had to be constructed. The staff of the department first identified two concepts as critical for quality instruction: interpersonal skills and technical competence. Based on these criteria a 49-item questionnaire was developed and tested during "pre-pilot" and pilot stages. By computer analysis, 27 items with an alpha-reliability coefficient of .94 remained to form the tool the department uses. The development of the evaluation tool and its use are described.
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