Journal article
Development and validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) to the Australian Midwife Standards for Practice 2018
Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, Vol.33(2), pp.135-144
03/2020
PMID: 31515183
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Abstract
Background: The Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) was developed against the Competency Standards for the Midwife in 2017 to enable consistent assessment of midwifery student performance in practice-based settings. The AMSAT requires revision and re-validation as the competency standards have now been superseded by the Midwife Standards for Practice 2018.
Objective: This research revised and validated the AMSAT to assess performance of midwifery students against the Midwife Standards for Practice 2018 and assessed its sensitivity.
Design: A mixed-methods approach was used in a two-phase process. Phase one involved the re-wording of the AMSAT and behavioural cue statements in an iterative participatory process with midwifery academics, assessors and students. The tool was field-tested in different assessment environments in phase two. Completed assessment forms were statistically analyzed, whilst assessor surveys were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis.
Findings: Analysis of AMSAT (n = 255) indicates the tool as: internally reliable (Cronbach alpha >.9); valid (eigenvalue of 16.6 explaining 67% of variance); and sensitive (score analysis indicating increased levels of proficiency with progressive student experience). Analysis of surveys (n = 108) found acceptance of the tool for the purpose of summative and formative assessment, and in the provision of feedback to midwifery students on their performance.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the re-developed AMSAT is a valid, reliable and acceptable tool to assess midwifery students' performance against the Australian Midwife Standards for Practice This user-friendly tool can be used to standardize midwifery student assessment in Australia and enable continued benchmarking across education programs.
Details
- Title
- Development and validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) to the Australian Midwife Standards for Practice 2018
- Creators
- Linda Sweet - Deakin UniversityJulie Fleet - Univ South Australia, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaAngela Bull - Charles Darwin UniversityTerri Downer - University of the Sunshine CoastDeborah Fox - University of Technology SydneyRebekah Bowman - University of CanberraLyn Ebert - University of Newcastle AustraliaKristen Graham - Flinders UniversityJanice Bass - Griffith UniversityAmanda Muller - Flinders UniversityAmanda Henderson - Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Publication Details
- Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, Vol.33(2), pp.135-144
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Number of pages
- 10
- Identifiers
- 991013245460402368
- Copyright
- © 2019 Australian College of Midwives
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article