期刊名称：Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitaion Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2226-9215
电子版ISSN：2410-888X
出版年度：2013
卷号：1
期号：2
页码：17-22
出版社：International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System
摘要：Background: Clinical education is an important component of an undergraduate or a graduate health sciences program. It is perceived to be crucial in the development of skills and attitudes related to clinical practice. However, many speech-language pathology (SLP) programs are facing a challenge with regards to the provision of clinical education. There appears a lack of empirical studies outlining the efficiency of clinical education in developing competency in students. Objective: This study was conducted to determine whether clinical education is necessary in promising clinical competency amongst SLP students of Riphah International University, Pakistan. Methodology: A comparative cross sectional study between students with practical experience and those without practical experience was conducting to determine the necessity of clinical education. Questionnaires comprised of 10 questions testing the ability to differentiate between phonological disorders and delay was handed out to semesters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4+ of Riphahs SLP students. Out of the collected questionnaires, 10 samples from both groups were randomly selected and analyzed via t-test statistics and Cohens d for determination of the effect size. Results: The obtained data showed a significant difference in the scores of experienced students (M=6.1, SD=1.37) and non-experienced students (M=4.8, SD=1.14); t (18) =2.31, p
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