Development and validation of an assessment tool for a national young worker curriculum

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• Personal Author:
  Guerin, Rebecca J. ; Kelley P ; Okun, Andrea H.
• Description:
  Background: An online, multiple-choice assessment was developed and validated for Youth@Work-Talking Safety, a NIOSH curriculum that equips middle and high school students with foundational workplace safety and health knowledge and skills. Methods: Classical Test Theory was used for the test development and validation; the Jaeger method was used for cut score determination. A total of 118 multiple-choice items were developed to measure the acquisition of knowledge and skills taught through the NIOSH curriculum. Pilot testing was conducted with 192 8-12th grade students and a cut score was determined. Results: The mean score for all test-takers on the Talking Safety assessment was 80.9%; total test reliability measured using an Alpha/KR20 statistic was 0.93. A minimum passing (cut) score of 74% was established. Conclusions: The assessment provides an objective measure of students' acquisition of the foundational workplace safety and health competencies taught through the Talking Safety curriculum. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Education Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Adolescents Assessment Author Keywords: U.S. National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health Cognitive Function Computer Applications Computer Programs Curriculum Curriculum Development Injuries Injury Prevention Measurement Occupational Injuries Occupational Safety And Health Occupational Safety Programs Occupations Risk Assessment Safety Education U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Work Worker Safety Young Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048771
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Nov; 59(11):969-978
• Contact Point Address:
  Rebecca Guerin, MA, Education and Information Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave MS C-10, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  rguerin@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7f45ca4fcc5ff117d3e1512c418b1eef4481a77de4266dc4ee6e464cdd5edd1d88cb713dee024336f008647b25500f01b795a7ca36739eff1e2a40cecaa71cdc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203430/cdc_203430_DS1.pdf
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