Blinded Versus Unblinded Evaluation: Effects on Student Clinical Performance Ratings
Clinical instructor access to student self-assessments may influence rating alignment for both Professional Behaviors and Patient Management items on the CIET. Clinical instructors rate student performance lower when blinded to student ratings. Thus, viewing a student's self-assessment may bias a CI's assessment of the student.
Authors
- Brandy Schwarz
- Ray R. Buss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-3027)
- Andrea Mierau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4351-2392)
- Kayla Black
- Jacob S Melnick
Institutions
- Hawaii Pacific University (US)
- Rohde & Schwarz (Germany) (DE)
- Arizona State University (US)
- University of Maine at Augusta (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Physical Therapy Education
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jte.0000000000000472
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00