Development of a single component of a performance evaluation protocol. The faculty impression score

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Clinical Assessment
• Behavioral Skills Measurement

Background:

• Clinical evaluation of behavioral skills lacks uniformity, consistency, and fairness.
• Existing evaluation tools often exhibit limited validity and reliability, leading to subjectivity.
• Nurse-midwifery educators face challenges in developing and applying reliable clinical performance instruments, especially with external preceptors.

Purpose of the Study:

• To address the limitations in clinical evaluation of behavioral skills.
• To introduce a supplemental tool for enhancing evaluation protocols.
• To improve interfaculty reliability in applying evaluation instruments.

Main Methods:

• Development of the "faculty impression score."
• Integration of the score into a behaviorally anchored, criterion-referenced evaluation protocol.
• Focus on supplemental yet critical elements for comprehensive assessment.

Main Results:

• The "faculty impression score" provides a critical supplemental element to evaluation protocols.
• The proposed method aims to enhance the consistency and fairness of behavioral skills measurement.
• Addresses challenges in applying evaluation instruments in diverse educational settings.

Conclusions:

• The "faculty impression score" offers a valuable addition to clinical evaluation.
• This approach can improve the reliability and objectivity of assessing behavioral skills.
• Supports nurse-midwifery educators in consistent and fair student assessment.