Development and validation of the simulation-based learning evaluation scale

Chang-Chiao Hung; Hsiu-Chen Liu; Chun-Chih Lin; Bih-O Lee

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2016.02.016

Development and validation of the simulation-based learning evaluation scale

Nurse Educ Today. 2016 May:40:72-7. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.02.016. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

Authors

Chang-Chiao Hung¹, Hsiu-Chen Liu², Chun-Chih Lin³, Bih-O Lee⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion Research Center, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology at ChiaYi Campus Puzi, Taiwan. Electronic address: cchung@gw.cgust.edu.tw.
² Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology at ChiaYi Campus Puzi, Taiwan. Electronic address: lhc@gw.cgust.edu.tw.
³ Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology at ChiaYi Campus Puzi, Taiwan. Electronic address: cclin01@gw.cgust.edu.tw.
⁴ Department of Nursing, Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion Research Center, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology at ChiaYi Campus Puzi, Taiwan; Nursing Department, Chia-Yi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Puzi, Taiwan. Electronic address: bih-olee@gw.cgust.edu.tw.

PMID: 27125152
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.02.016

Abstract

Background: The instruments that evaluate a student's perception of receiving simulated training are English versions and have not been tested for reliability or validity.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a Chinese version Simulation-Based Learning Evaluation Scale (SBLES).

Methods: Four stages were conducted to develop and validate the SBLES. First, specific desired competencies were identified according to the National League for Nursing and Taiwan Nursing Accreditation Council core competencies. Next, the initial item pool was comprised of 50 items related to simulation that were drawn from the literature of core competencies. Content validity was established by use of an expert panel. Finally, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted for construct validity, and Cronbach's coefficient alpha determined the scale's internal consistency reliability. Two hundred and fifty students who had experienced simulation-based learning were invited to participate in this study.

Results: Two hundred and twenty-five students completed and returned questionnaires (response rate=90%). Six items were deleted from the initial item pool and one was added after an expert panel review. Exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation revealed 37 items remaining in five factors which accounted for 67% of the variance. The construct validity of SBLES was substantiated in a confirmatory factor analysis that revealed a good fit of the hypothesized factor structure. The findings tally with the criterion of convergent and discriminant validity. The range of internal consistency for five subscales was .90 to .93. Items were rated on a 5-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that the SBLES is valid and reliable. The authors recommend that the scale could be applied in the nursing school to evaluate the effectiveness of simulation-based learning curricula.

Keywords: DeVellis' method; Nurse student competence; Simulation-based learning; Simulation-based learning evaluation scale.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence / standards
Curriculum
Female
Humans
Learning
Male
Psychometrics / standards*
Reproducibility of Results*
Simulation Training*
Students, Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Taiwan
Translating
Young Adult