Summary of a Project Comparing Student Performance Forms

Abstract

This paper is a summary of a pilot project designed to provide data which would lead to more effective methods of evaluating field work performance of occupational therapy students in Canada. Three evaluation forms were selected for comparison. A quantitative-descriptive type of research was utilized and a questionnaire to occupational therapy clinicians and students was the method used for data collection. The three major findings were: i) that the American Occupational Therapy Association Field Work Performance Report Form was the most complete form in evaluating student performance in specific skill areas; ii) the Queen's University Occupational Therapy Clinical Training Report Form contained essential components concerning interaction skills; and iii) the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy Report of Clinical Training was in need of major revisions if its use was to be continued. This paper includes an outline of the results and the major limitations of the pilot project; however, the conclusions and recommendations arising from the project are the main focus of discussion.

Cet article résume un projet pilote destiné à fournir des données qui amèneraient des méthodes évaluatives plus efficaces de la formation clinique des étudiants en ergothérapie au Canada. Trois formulaires d'évaluation furent choisis et comparés. Une recherche descriptive et quantitative fut utilisée; un questionnaire aux cliniciens et aux étudiants permet de recueillir les données. Les trois conclusions majeures sont: i) que le «Field Work Performance Report Form», de l'Association américaine des ergothérapeutes, est le formulaire le plus complet pour évaluer des habiletés spécifiques; ii) que le «Queen's University Occupational Therapy Clinical Training Report Form» contient des composantes essentielles concernant les habiletés d'intervention; et iii) le «Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy Report of Clinical Training» doit subir des révisions majeures si son utilisation se poursuit. Cet article comporte un aperçu des résultats et les limites majeures du projet pilote; toutefois, les conclusions et les recommandations émanant du projet sont les points principaux de la discussion.