Development of a written assessment for a national interprofessional cardiotocography education program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To reduce the incidence of hypoxic brain injuries among newborns a national cardiotocography (CTG) education program was implemented in Denmark. A multiple-choice question test was integrated as part of the program. The aim of this article was to describe and discuss the test development process and to introduce a feasible method for written test development in general.

Methods

The test development was based on the unitary approach to validity. The process involved national consensus on learning objectives, standardized item writing, pilot testing, sensitivity analyses, standard setting and evaluation of psychometric properties using Item Response Theory models. Test responses and feedback from midwives, specialists and residents in obstetrics and gynecology, and

SUBMITTER: Thellesen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5437628 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature