Clinical Readiness Diagnostic Assessment (CRDA) for Physiotherapy Students in South Africa

Muhle Komati developed a Clinical Readiness Diagnostic Assessment (CRDA) tool for physiotherapy students in South Africa. The dataset contains development and evaluation materials from an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study, including focus group discussions, eDelphi consensus, Extended Angoff cut scores, and pilot student data. The files, last updated in April 2026, are available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Evaluating assessment tool reliability based on Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory analyses mentioned in the description
• Studying consensus-building methods for clinical competency definitions based on the described eDelphi process
• Benchmarking student readiness levels using the criterion-referenced cut scores established via the Extended Angoff method
• Analyzing mixed-methods research design in educational assessment based on the described sequential phases

Strengths

• Development followed a structured three-phase mixed-methods design, including qualitative and quantitative validation
• Includes multiple file types (PDF, XLS, XLSX) covering different aspects of the tool's development and evaluation
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse and adaptation

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical modeling
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its focus on South African physiotherapy education

Provenance

Source

Muhle Komati via figshare

Collection Method

Exploratory sequential mixed-methods design involving focus groups, eDelphi consensus, Extended Angoff method, and pilot testing

Time Range

Pilot data from third-year students, but specific collection dates are not provided

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 13:54:37; freshness should be verified

Geography

South Africa