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Table 1 Items and levels of the e-rubric

From: Students’ perceptions, engagement and satisfaction with the use of an e-rubric for the assessment of manual skills in physiotherapy

 

EXPERT

PROFICIENT

COMPETENT

NOVEL

PATIENT'S POSITION

Nothing to improve (patient is in good ergonomics and feels comfortable)

Student forgets small details

Patient does not feel comfortable or the patient's position is not optimal for the selected technique

Student does not know how to position the patient

PT´S POSITION

Nothing to improve (good ergonomics and good use of body)

Body movement can be improved, but ergonomics and positioning regarding patient are good

Student knows where and how to be placed but ergonomics is not good

Student does not know where and how to be placed and ergonomics is poor

PROCEDURE

Nothing to improve

Technique is performed correctly but some aspects should be improved (direction, intensity, grips,…)

Student knows the selected technique but does not perform it correctly (there is poor correlation between what the student says and performs)

Student does not know the selected technique

EFFECT

Desired effect for the selected technique

Technique is effective but effect can be improved by modifying some parameters (direction, intensity, grips,…)

Effect does not reach the targeted structure/segment/region

No effect or contraindicated effect

CLINICAL REASONING

Student knows the clinical presentation, indication of the technique, technique´s adequation to clinical presentation and how to solve problems and incidents

Student fails in one of the following items: indication of the technique, technique´s adequation to clinical presentation and how to solve problems and incidents

Student knows the technique but is not able to solve problems

Student is not able to describe the technique or its use and indications