Psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire to evaluate organizational capacity development for faculty development programs

Organizational capacity development is an important outcome of faculty development programs, but there is a lack of an appropriate instrument for its evaluation. AIMS AND

The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to evaluate the organizational capacity development for faculty development programs and to test its psychometrics.

The initial capacity development for faculty development questionnaire (CDQ‑FD) of 26 items was developed based on a literature review and opinion of experts. Content validity ratio (CVR), content validity index (CVI), content validity index for items (I‑CVI), and the content validity index for scales (S‑CVI) were computed for content validity. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were performed for construct validation.

The score for CVR, CVI, I‑CVI, and S‑CVI was 0.71, 0.83, 0.87, and 0.90, respectively. EFA resulted in a three‑factor model with total variance extraction of 64%. Cronbach’s alpha and Spearman Brown coefficient were investigated for reliability assessment. The Cronbach’s alpha of overall scale was 0.8 and the test‑retest reliability of the overall scale was 0.78. The final CDQ‑FD contained 21 items and three categories.

The CDQ‑FD questionnaire appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for the evaluation of organizational capacity development for faculty development in the medical education.