Psychometric evaluation of the Program Evaluation Instrument

Most continuing education program evaluations are developed informally with little attention paid to psychometric properties. Rigorous evaluation of continuing education programs should measure quality and allow valid comparisons across programs. The Program Evaluation Instrument (PEI), which evalua...

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Published in:The Journal of continuing education in nursing 1996-09, Vol.27 (5), p.224-227
Main Authors: Schneider, J K, Connelly, L M, Martin, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation (Institutions)
Behavior
Construct Validity
Content Validity
Continuing Education
Curriculum Evaluation
Education, Nursing, Continuing - standards
Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Interrater Reliability
Likert Scales
Nurses
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Objectives
Occupational therapy
Principals
Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation - methods
Program Evaluation - standards
Psychometrics
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Respiratory therapy
Schools of Education
Studies
Teacher Behavior
Validity
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Summary:Most continuing education program evaluations are developed informally with little attention paid to psychometric properties. Rigorous evaluation of continuing education programs should measure quality and allow valid comparisons across programs. The Program Evaluation Instrument (PEI), which evaluates continuing education programs, was tested in this study to further evaluate its psychometric properties. The 19-item instrument consists of four theoretical subscales: program objectives, learner objectives, teacher behavior, and program satisfaction. Participants (N = 566) completed the instrument after a variety of hospital continuing education programs. Principal components factor analysis with Varimax rotation revealed two interpretable factors, Preparation and Presentation, and Usefulness. Coefficient alphas for the two factors were .94 and .70 respectively. The findings suggest item revision and further psychometric evaluation.
ISSN:0022-0124
1938-2472
DOI:10.3928/0022-0124-19960901-08