Construct validity test of evaluation tool for professional behaviors of entry-level oc... - 1 views
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jonathanupholz on 10 Aug 16This study aimed to test the construct validity of an instrument to measure professional behaviors in entry-level occupational therapy students. To do this, the researchers developed and validated an instrument that evaluates entry-level OT student professional behaviors. 718 students from 37 OT programs answered a self-assessment survey of professional behavior. The questionnaire in the survey consisted of two sections. The 1st section had questions about attributes related to professional behaviors and the second section had six items on demographic information of the respondents. From the survey, the researchers found that the most frequent student professional behavior issues were: lack of personal responsibility, social intolerance, disrespect of others, tardiness, missed appointments, excessive absences, failure to meet deadlines, and dress code violations. Another purpose of this study was to show that the instrument developed by the researchers could be indeed be validated and indeed provide valuable information that could be helpful for students as well as clinical supervisors and OT programs,