The Revised American Occupational Therapy Association Fieldwork Performance Evaluations: Evaluation of Content Validity-Part 1.

Importance: Occupational therapy education and practice has changed over time; however, items on the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Fieldwork Performance Evaluations (FWPEs) for the Occupational Therapy Student (OTS) and Occupational Therapy Assistant Student (OTAS) have not been updated in more than two decades.

Objective: To explore evidence of validity in relation to test content of the revised FWPEs for the OTS and OTAS.

Design: A qualitative study using cognitive interviews was conducted to gather perspectives on the revised FWPEs, including updated items and a proposed rating scale.