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Table 3 Students’ scores in the practical exam, level of difficulty and discrimination ability of the criterion

From: Improving assessment of procedural skills in health sciences education: a validation study of a rubrics system in neurophysiotherapy

Criterion

M

SD

Mdn

Min

Max

Sk

Ku

p

rpbis

1.- Physical therapist position

2.69

0.65

3

0

3

-2.48

6.50

0.95

0.44

2.- Patient position

2.17

0.84

2

0

3

-0.69

-0.37

0.79

0.61

3.- Verbal facilitation

2.10

0.78

2

0

3

-0.20

-0.98

0.76

0.50

4.- Holds

1.73

1.08

2

0

3

-0.46

-1.06

0.67

0.65

5.- Execution

1.71

0.78

2

0

3

-0.38

-0.11

0.64

0.58

Overall score

10.40

2.79

10

3

15

-0.83

1.04

-

-

  1. M: Mean; SD:Standard deviation; Mdn: Median, Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; Sk: Skewness; Ku: Kurtosis; p: difficulty index; rpbis: point biserial correlation coefficient