Author : Allison J. Engel
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)
Book Synopsis DPT students' perceptions of clinical instructor effectiveness by : Allison J. Engel
Download or read book DPT students' perceptions of clinical instructor effectiveness written by Allison J. Engel and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION: Physical Therapist (PT) education has evolved from a Rehabilitation Aide in the early 1900’s to the current Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree. In 1984 Emery published a foundational study which identified Bachelor’s degree PT students’ opinions regarding the importance of frequency of occurrence of clinical instructor (CI) behaviors. No studies of DPT students’ perceptions of clinical instructor behaviors were found in the literature. The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of DPT students in Michigan regarding the importance of frequency of CI behaviors and to compare these findings to those of Emery. METHODS: This pilot study was a cross sectional survey modeled from Emery’s 1984 study. An updated version of Emery’s survey items taken from the Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Program (CIECP) manual was used with permission. This web-based survey consisted of 43 CI behaviors in the categories of communication, interpersonal relations, professional skills, and teaching, which were ranked for importance and frequency using a 4 point scale, with lower scores indicating greater importance and frequency. Means were calculated for importance and frequency of each behavior, and the means were ranked. To rank the 4 behaviors categories, weighted averages were determined for this study and Emery’s. To determine the relationship between frequency and importance of each behavior, correlational analysis using both Pearson and Spearman was conducted for each of the 43 behaviors (p