DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF A RUBRIC TO EVALUATE PRACTICAL SKILLS IN CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY AT HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL
DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF A RUBRIC TO EVALUATE PRACTICAL SKILLS IN CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY AT HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.2164132420064
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The evaluation of practical professional competence in laboratory students in health areas is increasingly complicated but necessary. To achieve this objective, the rubric is commonly used as an evaluation instrument. An efficient rubric must allow a real, robust, thorough, comprehensive, flexible/adaptable and reproducible description of the important skills of the professional task. Additionally, the rubric improves students' academic performance, saves time in assessment, and improves communication between teachers and students. In the case of the evaluation of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Learning Unit, the challenge of evaluating student learning based on the competencies of "knowing how to do", "knowing how to be" and the fundamental theme of the subject "knowing ". To address this challenge, an evaluation system was designed and validated using rubrics that will allow measuring the skills acquired by students in clinical practices. The study used exploratory and correlational research, in which eight professors from different public universities in the country participated. The evaluation system was designed using rubrics and its content was validated using the reliability calculation. A pilot test was carried out with 41 students and two items were identified within the rubric that reduced the internal consistency of the instrument. These items were modified and in the second round of evaluation an overall internal consistency value of 92.1% was obtained. The rubric was presented to 26 experts, who rated it as "excellent/efficient" for the most part. In conclusion, through collaborative and cooperative work of expert teachers in the development of rubrics and the professional discipline of the clinical microbiologist, an efficient competency evaluation instrument was designed and validated for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Learning Unit. This instrument will allow the competencies developed and demonstrated by students in clinical practices to be evaluated in a fair and efficient manner.
- J. Jesús Padilla Frausto
- Claudia Luz Navarro Villarruel
