title: Validation of the tool assessment of clinical education (AssCE): A study using Delphi method and clinical experts.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to establish the validity of the tool Assessment of Clinical Education (AssCE). The tool is widely used in Sweden and some Nordic countries for assessing nursing students' performance in clinical education. It is important that the tools in use be subjected to regular audit and critical reviews. The validation process, performed in two stages, was concluded with a high level of congruence. In the first stage, Delphi technique was used to elaborate the AssCE tool using a group of 35 clinical nurse lecturers. After three rounds, we reached consensus. In the second stage, a group of 46 clinical nurse lecturers representing 12 universities in Sweden and Norway audited the revised version of the AssCE in relation to learning outcomes from the last clinical course at their respective institutions. Validation of the revised AssCE was established with high congruence between the factors in the AssCE and examined learning outcomes. The revised AssCE tool seems to meet its objective to be a validated assessment tool for use in clinical nursing education.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden; Stord/Haugesund University College, Department of Health Sciences, Haugesund, Norway.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Löfmark
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden; Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden. Electronic address: gls@hig.se.
authors.forename: Gunilla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mårtensson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Assessment tool AssCE; Delphi method; Validation