Evaluating a Measure of Student Field Performance in Direct Service

Abstract

This study examines the reliability and validity of a measure to evaluate student field performance. Results demonstrated a consistent factor structure with excellent internal consistency, however, there was inadequate consistency between ratings of individual students in their first and second field education experiences. The measure had some predictive validity in that it could differentiate between students identified as having difficulty in Year 1 of the program, but not in Year 2. Scores were significantly associated with academic grades. Implications for future instrument development and the process of evaluation are considered.

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Marion Bogo

This study was funded by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The authors thank Joanne Daciuk, Research Coordinator, Centre for Applied Social Research, Faculty of Social Work, for assistance with data analysis.