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Publication Date: 2019-Dec
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Examining the Reliability of Scores from a Performance Assessment of Practice-Based Competencies
Roduta Roberts, Mary; Alves, Cecilia Brito; Werther, Karin; Bahry, Louise M.
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v37 n8 p973-988 Dec 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and sources of score variation from a performance assessment of practice competencies within an occupational therapy program. Data from 99 students who participated in a practical exam were examined. A generalizability analysis of analytic, total, and overall holistic scores was completed accounting for the nested design. The results demonstrated that rater pairs produced highly reliable (i.e., G > 0.93, [phi] > 0.90) overall holistic, total, and analytic scores. In all scoring scenarios, student variation accounted for the largest percentage of total variance with less variation attributable to raters. However, the interaction-error term accounted for the second most variation within the system. Findings from this study suggest possible differences in rater behavior raising questions for future research around the processes raters use to generate holistic versus analytic scores.
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Test Reliability, Scores, Occupational Therapy, Graduate Students, Allied Health Occupations Education, Interrater Reliability, Generalizability Theory
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