言語聴覚士養成校学生の臨床実習前後における情報活用の実践力の自己評価の変化

Changes of self-esteem in practical use of information among on-the-job-training students of a department of speech-language and hearing therapy

　学外臨床実習(実習)を終了した言語聴覚療法学科学生104名を対象に，6能力から成る情報活用の実践力の自己評価を実習前後に行い，実習前後の各能力における自己評価の変化と実習指導者(指導者)による評価との関連性を検討した．実習後における収集力の自己評価は実習前と比較して有意に高い値となったが，表現力の自己評価は有意に低い値となった．指導者の「実習に対する意欲・積極性」の評価成績が対象者内で上位にいる者は，実習後の収集力の自己評価は有意に高くなったが，「問題点の整理・把握」の評価が上位にいる者の実習後の表現力の自己評価は，有意に低い値となった．本研究の結果より，実習生の主体的・積極的な情報収集に対する自己評価は実習後に高くなるが，収集した情報や検査結果を解釈し問題点を抽出する段階では「困難」と評価をすることが考えられた．

　We investigated changes in self-evaluation regarding the practical use of information (PUI) between pre and post clinical practicum in 104 students in our university's department of speech-language and hearing therapy.　Among the 6 PUI subscores, the self-evaluation score of information collection ability was significantly higher after the practicum, while the self-evaluation score of expressive/creative ability was significantly lower after the practicum.　In the group of students rated with higher scores for their positive attitude during the practicum by the clinical supervisor, the students' self-evaluation score of information collection ability was significantly higher after the practicum.　In contrast, in the group of students rated to have higher ability for diagnosis and synthesis of findings by the supervisor, their self-evaluation score of expressive ability was significantly lower after the practicum.　Our results suggested that the students evaluated themselves to have become better at actively collecting relevant information after the practicum.　However, they found it difficult to interpret and diagnose the client's problems from the items of information collected and the results of the assessment.