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Table 6 Mark the square that best represents the student’s performance

From: Exploring assessor cognition as a source of score variability in a performance assessment of practice-based competencies

 

Needs work

Intermediate

Proficient

Distinguished

Professionalism

Not presenting self professionally (attire, grooming) for interview.

Does not use appropriate professional language during interview.

Does not introduce self but otherwise conducts self professionally.

Introduces self clearly as sole occupational therapist, conveys a sense of self-confidence during interview.

Communication

Unable to build rapport during interview

Uses appropriate communication style to interact but needs to be more concise/organized in relaying information or lacks active listening skills.

Uses appropriate communication style to interact but some improvements could be made in relaying information non-verbal cues and/or evidence of active listening.

Manages time for responses, discussion in timeframe given, demonstrates appropriate non-verbal cues, demonstrates active listening

Theory, models and/or frame of reference

Unable to provide theory, model or FOR to apply to case study.

Limited ability to link theory, models or FORs to case study.

Partially able to link theory, models and FOR to clinical practice

Demonstrates ability to fully link theory, models and FOR to clinical practice

Knowledge of client

Basic knowledge of the client

Able to elaborate on the client however, difficulty linking the different components

Able to elaborate on the client linking some of the different components

In-depth understanding of client. Holistic, comprehensive of the different aspects

Clinical reasoning

Unable to provide clinical reasoning to support assessment findings, interventions and goals

Demonstrates incomplete clinical reasoning paired with explanation of client assessment findings, interventions and goals

Demonstrates adequate clinical reasoning paired with explanation of client assessment findings, interventions and goals

Demonstrates robust clinical reasoning paired with explanation of client assessment findings, interventions and goals

Evidence- based practice

Unable to articulate need for evidence-based practice

Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice but unable to apply approach to clinical decisions for client

Demonstrates limited knowledge of evidence-based practice related to clinical decisions for client

Demonstrates robust knowledge of evidence-based practice related to clinical decisions for client

  1. Considering the whole interview, how would you rate the student’s performance?
  2. ______/10