J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2017;14:14. 10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.14.

Development of the Clinical Teaching Effectiveness Questionnaire in the United States

• Wormley ME
• Romney W
• Greer AE

• KMID: 2406677
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.14

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid measure for assessing clinical teaching effectiveness within the field of physical therapy.
METHODS
The Clinical Teaching Effectiveness Questionnaire (CTEQ) was developed via a 4-stage process, including (1) initial content development, (2) content analysis with 8 clinical instructors with over 5 years of clinical teaching experience, (3) pilot testing with 205 clinical instructors from 2 universities in the Northeast of the United States, and (4) psychometric evaluation, including principal component analysis.
RESULTS
The scale development process resulted in a 30-item questionnaire with 4 sections that relate to clinical teaching: learning experiences, learning environment, communication, and evaluation.
CONCLUSION
The CTEQ provides a preliminary valid measure for assessing clinical teaching effectiveness in physical therapy practice.

Keyword

Clinical education; Physical therapy; Surveys and questionnaires; Teaching effectiveness

MeSH Terms

Learning
Principal Component Analysis
Psychometrics
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States*

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