TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Development and validation of an assessment tool for a national young worker curriculum
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Guerin, Rebecca J.
A1  - Okun, Andrea H.
A1  - Kelley, Patricia
SP  - 969
EP  - 978
VL  - 59
IS  - 11
N2  - BACKGROUND: An online, multiple-choice assessment was developed and validated for Youth@Work-Talking Safety, a NIOSH curriculum that equips middle and high school students with foundational workplace safety and health knowledge and skills. <br><br>METHODS: Classical Test Theory was used for the test development and validation; the Jaeger method was used for cut score determination. A total of 118 multiple-choice items were developed to measure the acquisition of knowledge and skills taught through the NIOSH curriculum. Pilot testing was conducted with 192 8-12th grade students and a cut score was determined. <br><br>RESULTS: The mean score for all test-takers on the Talking Safety assessment was 80.9%; total test reliability measured using an Alpha/KR20 statistic was 0.93. A minimum passing (cut) score of 74% was established. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The assessment provides an objective measure of students' acquisition of the foundational workplace safety and health competencies taught through the Talking Safety curriculum. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<br><br>© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22610
ID  - ref1
ER  -