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A Psychometric Analysis of Field Evaluation Instruments Designed to Measure Students' Generalist-Level Social Work Competencies
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Jensen, Todd M.; Brigham, Rebecca B.; Rosenfeld, Larry J. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
There is a dearth of research on the evaluation of the psychometric performance of instruments designed to measure students' generalist-level social work competencies. There is also uncertainty on the performance of various response option formats used to measure students' competencies in assessment instruments. Using a sample of 198 master of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Job Skills, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
Development and Validation of the Poverty Attributions Survey
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Bennett, Robert M.; Raiz, Lisa; Davis, Tamara S. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2016
This article describes the process of developing and testing the Poverty Attribution Survey (PAS), a measure of poverty attributions. The PAS is theory based and includes original items as well as items from previously tested poverty attribution instruments. The PAS was electronically administered to a sample of state-licensed professional social…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Test Construction, Psychometrics, Program Validation
Development and Validation of the Social Worker's Attitudes toward Disability Scale
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Cheatham, Leah P.; Abell, Neil; Kim, Hyejin – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
Disability scholars have recently highlighted social work professional organizations' lagging pace in adopting disability advocacy within diversity agendas and have questioned the adequacy of disability content within accredited social work curricula. Amid growing concerns, measures to assess attitudes of social workers toward disability and…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Psychometrics, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Rating Scales
Revalidation of an Evidence-Based Practice Scale for Social Work
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Mathiesen, Sally G.; Hohman, Melinda – Journal of Social Work Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to revalidate an existing measure of knowledge, attitudes, and use of evidence-based practice (EBP) developed for medical students. Adapted to reflect social work, questionnaires were obtained from undergraduate and graduate social work students ("n"?=?134) and field instructors ("n"?=?50). All 4…
Descriptors: Evidence, Social Work, Outcome Measures, Attitude Measures
Evaluating a Measure of Student Field Performance in Direct Service: Testing Reliability and Validity of Explicit Criteria.
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Bogo, Marion; Regehr, Cheryl; Hughes, Judy; Power, Roxanne; Globerman, Judith – Journal of Social Work Education, 2002
Examined the reliability and validity of a measure to evaluate social work students' field performance. Results demonstrated a consistent factor structure with excellent internal consistency; however, there was inadequate consistency between ratings of individual students in their first and second field education experiences. Scores wee…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
EPAS Objectives and Foundation Practice Self-Efficacy: A Replication
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Holden, Gary; Anastas, Jeane; Meenaghan, Thomas – Journal of Social Work Education, 2005
This replication study continued the examination of the psychometric properties of the Foundation Practice Self-Efficacy scale (FPSE) with a sample of MSW students. As in the original study, evidence was found regarding the reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of this measure. First, internal reliability estimates for the FPSE all…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Social Work, Masters Programs, Self Efficacy