Designing the valid indexes for assessment of situation of clinical education in rehabilitation courses

Assessing clinical and theoretical education and presenting feedback to educational planners and managers is very important. In assessment، we can rely on conclusions of the collected information if the tools are valid. The purpose of this study is preparation and calibration of valid indexes for assessment of clinical education situation in rehabilitation courses. This study is a qualitative research. Data was collected with library studies، systematic review and focus group. The data was analyzed with content analysis method. Assessment indexes of clinical education situation in rehabilitation courses include 5 themes (student، teacher، management of clinical education، field of clinical education and evaluation of clinical education) and 57 indexes. Obtained indexes provide valid and reliable tools for assessment of situation of clinical education in rehabilitation courses.