Content Validation of the Athletic Training Milestones: A Report from the Association for Athletic Training Education Research Network
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Athletic Training
Abstract
The Athletic Training Milestones were developed as a comprehensive framework to assess athletic trainers’ knowledge, skill, and behavior acquisition across the continuum of athletic training practice. However, without established content validity, it is unclear whether the Athletic Training Milestones can be used effectively as a clinical evaluation and research tool to evaluate competence and performance across multiple users and sites. We conducted a highly conservative content validity index (CVI) with data from 12 content experts. Our findings revealed an extremely high overall scale CVI of 0.99, and CVI scores of the 28 individual subcompetency items assessed ranged from 0.83 to 1.00. For the athletic training profession to truly embrace competency-based evaluation and performance assessments, we need a highly valid and comprehensive instrument, such as the Athletic Training Milestones.
First Page
483
Last Page
487
DOI
10.4085/1062-6050-0332.22
Publication Date
5-1-2023
Recommended Citation
Welch Bacon, Cailee E.; Anderson, Barton E.; Cavallario, Julie M.; Van Lunen, Bonnie L.; and Eberman, Lindsey E., "Content Validation of the Athletic Training Milestones: A Report from the Association for Athletic Training Education Research Network" (2023). AT Faculty Publications. 1.
https://scholarworks.atsu.edu/at-faculty/1