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Title: A Pilot Study of the Anatomical Self-Efficacy Instrument for Clinical Clerkships (ASEI-CC)
Language: English
Authors: Bradley R. Collins (ORCID 0009-0008-0818-0997), Ashley N. Walker (ORCID 0009-0002-0224-6082), Phuong B. Huynh, Alyson Adams, Daniel B. Topping (ORCID 0000-0003-1342-4382), Venkatesh Nonabur (ORCID 0000-0001-9033-9136), Kyle E. Rarey
Source: Anatomical Sciences Education. 2025 18(11):1228-1237.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Anatomy, Self Efficacy, Medical Education, Medical Students, Medical Schools, Clinical Experience, Student Evaluation, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Scores, Likert Scales, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
DOI: 10.1002/ase.70119
ISSN: 1935-9772
1935-9780
Abstract: Self-efficacy and anatomical knowledge have been shown to be important in the development of medical students. Validated instruments designed to measure the construct of anatomical self-efficacy during the clinical years of medical school are limited. In this study, the Anatomical Self-Efficacy Instrument for Clinical Clerkships (ASEI-CC) was developed, and evidence for the reliability of the scores and the validity of the interpretations of the scores was gathered. The ASEI-CC consisted of 10- Likert-type items designed to measure anatomical self-efficacy, with higher scores indicating higher levels of anatomical self-efficacy. To conduct pilot testing for the ASEI-CC, a sample of 99 medical students rotating through the medicine, surgery, pediatrics, neurology, family medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology clerkships at a Southeastern institution in 2023 was recruited to complete an anonymous survey at the conclusion of an anatomy workshop. In the sample of 99 medical students in this study, the observed means of the scores on the items of the ASEI-CC ranged from 3.84 to 4.37, representing an average response of "fairly confident" to "very confident" on each item. Exploratory factor analysis with principal axis factoring yielded a unidimensional factor structure that explained 62.6% of the variance, with all 10 items having a factor loading greater than 0.4. This study provides evidence that supports the reliability of scores and the validity of the interpretations of scores on the ASEI-CC and extends scholarship about the anatomical self-efficacy of medical students to the clinical years of the medical school curriculum.
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