TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Responsive evaluation of competency-based public health preparedness training programs
JO  - Journal of public health management and practice
A1  - Reischl, Thomas M.
A1  - Buss, Amy N.
SP  - S100
EP  - S105
VL  - 2005
IS  - Suppl
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To describe how the Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness (MI-CPHP) responded to the challenge and urgency in delivering competency-based preparedness training and documenting its impact utilizing a responsive evaluation approach. METHODS: Pretest-posttest evaluation designs were implemented when feasible to document the impact of training activities on knowledge and competency gains. The development of evaluation instruments is described with a focus on being responsive to the specific goals of each training activity. A randomized experimental design was used to examine the effects of taking a pretest for one of the training events. RESULTS: The analyses noted statistically significant improvements for every comprehensive training event in key content knowledge and self-rated competencies. The impact of taking a pretest revealed a modest, but statistically significant, effect on the self-rated competencies and a nonsignificant effect on the content knowledge scores. CONCLUSIONS: A summary of the results and their implications is followed by a discussion about taking a responsive approach to evaluating the training activities of the MI-CPHP. The challenge of evaluating the impact of knowledge-focused training activities on the development of performance competencies was also reviewed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-4659
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -