IADR Abstract Archives
Validating the Spanish version of the DECLEI survey
Objectives: To validate the Spanish version of the English DECLEI survey.
Methods: 30 volunteer students of Dentistry (10 third- year, 10 fourth- year and 10 fifth- year students) responded to the DECLEI survey on two different dates: First in Spanish and one month later in English. The Pearson correlation test and the Cronbach’s α were used for the statistical analysis.
Results: Of 30 surveys in both languages given to the students, 30 were answered in Spanish and 23 in English. The Cronbach’s α was calculated using a Pearson Correlation score > 0.4. The Cronbach’s α showed value 0.6 in Spanish and 0.7 in English. The three groups of questions in the DECLEI survey obtained Cronbach’s α score of between 0.5 and 0.8 for the two languages. The translation obtained a Cronbach’s α of 0.7
Conclusions: The translation of DECLEI survey had a good score of Cronbach’s α, and it could be a tool for analysing dental student’s clinical learning environment in Spanish-speaking countries.
Methods: 30 volunteer students of Dentistry (10 third- year, 10 fourth- year and 10 fifth- year students) responded to the DECLEI survey on two different dates: First in Spanish and one month later in English. The Pearson correlation test and the Cronbach’s α were used for the statistical analysis.
Results: Of 30 surveys in both languages given to the students, 30 were answered in Spanish and 23 in English. The Cronbach’s α was calculated using a Pearson Correlation score > 0.4. The Cronbach’s α showed value 0.6 in Spanish and 0.7 in English. The three groups of questions in the DECLEI survey obtained Cronbach’s α score of between 0.5 and 0.8 for the two languages. The translation obtained a Cronbach’s α of 0.7
Conclusions: The translation of DECLEI survey had a good score of Cronbach’s α, and it could be a tool for analysing dental student’s clinical learning environment in Spanish-speaking countries.