Evaluation of interrater reliability between Occupational therapists scoring portions of the fieldwork evaluation

Evaluation of the occupational therapy student's clinical performance has been an essential part of the occupational therapy education program. This evaluation must be objective, reliable, and valid. This study evaluated interrater reliability between occupational therapists scoring ten items in the Fieldwork Evaluation after reading a case study. A case study about an occupational therapy student completing her fieldwork, the Fieldwork Evaluation with the ten items to be scored highlighted, a letter of instruction, and an individual questionnaire were sent to therapists. Thirty-three were returned. Intraclass correlation was determined in three areas, performance, judgement, and attitude. None of the areas demonstrated a high degree of interrater reliability. Many factors may have.