Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Knowledge of Aging for Social Work Quiz

Autor/inn/en	Nakao, Kayoko C.; Damron-Rodriguez, JoAnn; Lawrance, Frances P.; Volland, Patricia J.
Titel	Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Knowledge of Aging for Social Work Quiz
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 39 (2013) 10, S.761-771 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2012.734169
Schlagwörter	Social Work; Tests; Aging (Individuals); Graduate Students; Knowledge Level; Scores; Correlation; Biology; Item Analysis; Aging Education; Partnerships in Education; Program Descriptions; Psychometrics; Competence; Employment Qualifications; Facts on Aging Quiz + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Aging; Altern; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Wissensbasis; Korrelation; Biologie; Itemanalyse; Ageing education; Altenbildung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Kompetenz; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation
Abstract	Using graduate social work students' data ("n" = 481) in the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE) in the United States, the study examined psychometric properties of the Knowledge of Aging for Social Work Quiz (KASW), a revision of the Facts on Aging Quiz, to evaluate biopsychosocial knowledge relevant to social work. We examined the intercorrelations of the KASW with the academic and practice experience in aging and score differences by the specialization and school year, and estimated the internal consistencies as reliability. Results showed the convergent validity of the KASW, indicating the items measured theoretically related areas of content with students' skills and experiences in aging. The internal consistencies, nevertheless, remained relatively low, representing the items that failed to measure the expected constructs of biopsychosocial domains. The KASW will be further refined to more sensitively identify students' knowledge deficiencies by selecting an optimal panel of items in biopsychosocial content areas and by providing information relevant to the pedagogical agenda and guidance in field education. (As Provided).
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