Self-assessed abilities are uncorrelated with actual performance measures, and Kirkpatrick level 1 is generally not recommended¶

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Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Self-assessed abilities are uncorrelated with actual performance measures, and self-assessment (Kirkpatrick level 1) is generally not recommended in medical education studies. → Nielsen Martine Siw 2025

Evidence¶

Nielsen Martine Siw 2025¶

Nielsen Martine Siw, Ilkjær Frederik Veitland, Grejs Anders Morten, Nielsen Anders Bo, Konge Lars, Brøchner Anne Craveiro. (2025). Training and assessment of skills in neuraxial space access: a scoping review of educational approaches to lumbar puncture, epidural anaesthesia, and spinal anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2025.06.008

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The review's discussion states that "self-assessed abilities are uncorrelated with actual performance measures", underpinning its recommendation against relying on Kirkpatrick level 1 outcomes.

"Kirkpatrick level 1, being self-assessment, is generally not recommended in medical education studies, as studies of self-assessment have shown that self-assessed abilities are uncorrelated with actual performance measures."

Discussion¶

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