Table 1 Content covered and perceived importance reported for the knowledge of typical development
n = 15 | Content covered | Perceived Importance | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 Not at all (%) | 1 Not very well (%) | 2 Some-what (%) | 3 Well (%) | 4 Very-well (%) | Median | Mean (SD) | 0 Strongly disagree (%) | 1 Disagree (%) | 2 Neutral (%) | 3 Agree (%) | 4 Strongly agree (%) | Median | Mean (SD) | |
Develop foundation knowledge of prenatal development and birth | 1 (6.7) | 1 (6.7) | 3 (20.0) | 5 (33.3) | 5 (33.3) | 3 (well) | 2.80 (1.21) | – | 1 (6.7) | – | 8 (53.3) | 6 (40.0) | 3 (agree) | 3.3 (0.80) |
Develop foundation knowledge of the theories of childhood development and learning | – | – | 4 (26.7) | 4 (26.7) | 7 (46.7) | 3 (well) | 3.20 (0.86) | – | – | 1 (6.7) | 5 (33.3) | 9 (60.0) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.5 (0.64) |
Demonstrate knowledge of developmental motor milestones | – | – | 2 (13.3) | 4 (26.7) | 9 (60.0) | 4 (very well) | 3.5 (0.74) | – | – | 1 (6.7) | 2 (13.3) | 12 (80.0) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.7 (0.59) |
Understand the importance of therapeutic play within diverse family, cultural, community and societal context | – | – | 1 (6.7) | 6 (40.0) | 8 (53.3) | 4 (very well) | 3.5 (0.64) | – | – | – | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.9 (0.35) |
Understand when a child should provide consent and gaining parent/ carer consent | – | 1 (6.7) | 1 (6.7) | 6 (40.0) | 7 (46.7) | 3 (well) | 3.3 (0.88) | – | – | – | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.9 (0.35) |
Demonstrate knowledge of developmental milestones in the social-emotional, speech and language domains | – | 1 (6.7) | 5 (33.3%) | 6 (40.0) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (well) | 2.7 (0.88) | – | – | 2 (13.3) | 3 (20.0) | 10 (66.7) | 4 (strongly agree) | 3.5 (0.74) |