Table 1 Rubric to assess item relevance (adapted from Schuwirth LWT 2011, by Janssen-Brandt XMC, 2012)
From: Toward a better judgment of item relevance in progress testing
Criterion | Not relevant | Somewhat relevant | Very relevant |
|---|---|---|---|
Midwifery knowledge | General knowledge a layperson would know. | Specific to midwifery but also known to an interested layperson. | Requires a thorough study and understanding of the field of midwifery. |
Ready knowledge | Not necessary to be remembered and can be looked up quickly. | Can be looked up quickly, but graduates should know it. | Needed at the ready at any moment of the day. |
Incidence in practice | Not important for any midwifery (not just clinical) situation. | Only needed in rare or extreme practical midwifery situations. | Needed in many practical midwifery situations. |
Prevalence or high risk | Found very rarely in midwifery practice or is low risk. | Not essential for managing high prevalence or high-risk midwifery situations. | Essential for managing high-prevalence or high-risk midwifery situations. |
Knowledge foundations in the Midwifery curriculum | An isolated fact not needed to understand other concepts in the curriculum. | Necessary to understand other concepts, but can be forgotten.a | Forms the basis of one or more concepts and has to remain as explicit knowledge.b |