Diseño de una rúbrica para evaluar las competencias del Prácticum del Grado en Fisioterapia. Percepción de su utilidad por los estudiantes

Abstract

AimTo present the design of 3 rubrics to evaluate the clinical practices of the Practicum course of the Physiotherapy Degree and to know the students’ perception on the usefulness of these tools. Material and methodThe rubrics were developed according to the cost-sectional and specific competences included in the Practicum course of Degree in Physiotherapy at the Universidad Europea de Madrid, and adapted to the requirements of Royal Decree 1707/2011 and graduate profile requirements given by ANECA. The students’ perception was evaluated through an 11-item questionnaire. The students had to show their level of agreement or disagreement (Likert scale 1-4) on the usefulness of the rubric used to assess the students’ performance during the clinical practices, verifying their level of competency acquired. ResultsThe evaluable criteria and achievement levels of the 3 rubrics designed (Clinical Practice, Clinical Records in Physiotherapy and Academic Reflective Diary) are presented. The questionnaire results showed that students’ perceptions about the rubrics were positive. In 8 of the 11 evaluated items, the most frequent response was “medium-high level of agreement”. ConclusionsThe 3 rubrics presented provide an assessment of the competencies included in the clinical practices of Physiotherapy Degree. The students’ perceptions were positive in aspects as the usefulness for evaluation, in allowing a more objective evaluation, comprehensively assessing and verifying the level of competences.