Open AccessEducationMedicinePsychology

Sarah de Sá Leite, Aline Cruz Esmeraldo Áfio, L. V. Carvalho, Jacqueline Mota da Silva, P. C. Almeida, L. Pagliuca

2018Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0648

tlooto Summary

An Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health was elaborated and validated, presenting good reliability, and may contribute to the practice of researchers and health professionals in the development of educational content.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE to construct and validate the Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health.

METHOD methodological study that includes the establishment of the conceptual structure; definition of objectives and population; construction of items and response scale; selection and arrangement of items; instrument structuring; opinion of experts; pre-test and content validation.

RESULTS an instrument with 15 items was constructed and, after expert evaluation, eighteen items were obtained, divided into three domains: objectives (four), structure/presentation (nine), and relevance (two). Six items were modified since they presented a percentage of agreement below 0.8. Items of the total instrument presented good internal consistency (0.877) regarding domains.

CONCLUSION an Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health was elaborated and validated, presenting good reliability, and may contribute to the practice of researchers and health professionals in the development of educational content.

Citation format

LEITE, Sarah de Sá, et al. Construction and validation of an educational content validation instrument in health. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2018, 71 suppl 4: 1635–1641.