The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP) is a valid measure of professional competence of physiotherapy students: A cross-sectional study with Rasch analysis

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 239-246

  Dalton, Megan ^a,c   Davidson, Megan ^b   Keating, Jenny ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Educational measurement; Physical therapy (specialty); Professional competence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84856010957     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(11)70054-6     Document Type: Article

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