title: Canadian Physiotherapy Assessment of Clinical Performance: Face and Content Validity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate face and content validity of a draft measure to be used across Canada to assess physiotherapy students' performance in clinical education, through broad consultation with physiotherapy clinical instructors (CIs) across Canada.
  
  
  METHODS
  An online survey was used to collect input on the draft measure. In addition to demographics, the questionnaire included questions on the preferred rating scale, the items within the measure that should have their own rating scale, and general impressions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 259 CIs who completed the survey, a discrete rating scale with six anchors and 10 boxes or a continuous-line rating scale with six anchors was preferred. Respondents favoured using one rating scale for each key competency in the Expert role but considered a single rating scale sufficient for assessing the Scholarly Practitioner role. CIs agreed that the proposed measure would allow them to assess a student who was performing poorly or very well. The name Canadian Physiotherapy Assessment of Clinical Performance (ACP) received the most votes in the questionnaire.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CIs' collective preferences on the design, organization, and naming of the measure they will use in evaluating students are reflected in the second draft of the ACP.
authors: Department of Physical Therapy; Centre for Faculty Development; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto.
authors: Brenda
authors: B
authors: Mori
authors: Physical Therapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.
authors: Kathleen E
authors: KE
authors: Norman
authors: Department of Physical Therapy; Centre for Faculty Development.
authors: Dina
authors: D
authors: Brooks
authors: Postgraduate Medical Education.
authors: Jodi
authors: J
authors: Herold
authors: Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Musculoskeletal Health and Outcomes Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto.
authors: Dorcas E
authors: DE
authors: Beaton
keywords: clinical competence; educational assessment; internship and residency; students