Journal article
Development and validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) to the Australian Midwife Standards for Practice 2018
Women and Birth, Vol.33(2), pp.135-144
2020
Abstract
Background: The Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) was developed against the Competency Standards for the Midwife in 2017 to enable consistent assessment of midwifery student performance in practice-based settings. The AMSAT requires revision and re-validation as the competency standards have now been superseded by the Midwife Standards for Practice 2018. Objective: This research revised and validated the AMSAT to assess performance of midwifery students against the Midwife Standards for Practice 2018 and assessed its sensitivity. Design: A mixed-methods approach was used in a two-phase process. Phase one involved the re-wording of the AMSAT and behavioural cue statements in an iterative participatory process with midwifery academics, assessors and students. The tool was field-tested in different assessment environments in phase two. Completed assessment forms were statistically analyzed, whilst assessor surveys were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis. Findings: Analysis of AMSAT (n = 255) indicates the tool as: internally reliable (Cronbach alpha > .9); valid (eigenvalue of 16.6 explaining 67% of variance); and sensitive (score analysis indicating increased levels of proficiency with progressive student experience). Analysis of surveys (n = 108) found acceptance of the tool for the purpose of summative and formative assessment, and in the provision of feedback to midwifery students on their performance. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the re-developed AMSAT is a valid, reliable and acceptable tool to assess midwifery students' performance against the Australian Midwife Standards for Practice This user-friendly tool can be used to standardize midwifery student assessment in Australia and enable continued benchmarking across education programs.
Details
- Title
- Development and validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) to the Australian Midwife Standards for Practice 2018
- Authors
- Linda Sweet (Corresponding Author) - Deakin UniversityJulie Fleet (Author) - University of South AustraliaAngela Bull (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityTerri Downer (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastDeborah Fox (Author) - Unversity of Technology, SydneyRebekah Bowman (Author) - University of CanberraLyn Ebert (Author) - University of NewcastleKristen Graham (Author) - Flinders UniversityJanice Bass (Author) - Griffith UniversityAmanda Muller (Author) - Flinders UniversityAmanda Henderson (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Women and Birth, Vol.33(2), pp.135-144
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.08.004
- ISSN
- 1871-5192; 1878-1799; 1871-5192
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; School of Health - Midwifery
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451388902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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