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. 2020 Oct 2;20(1):338.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02249-4.

Validation of the French translation of the Dutch residency educational climate test

Mohamed Anass Majbar  1   2 , Yassin Majbar  3 , Amine Benkabbou  4   5 , Laila Amrani  4   5 , Abdeslam Bougtab  4   5 , Raouf Mohsine  4   5 , Amine Souadka  4   5
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Validation of the French translation of the Dutch residency educational climate test

Mohamed Anass Majbar et al. BMC Med Educ. .

Abstract

Background: The learning environment is one of the most influential factors in training of medical residents. The Dutch Residency Educational Climate Test (D-RECT) is one of the strongest instruments for measuring the learning environment. However, it has not been translated in French. The objective of this study is the psychometric validation of the DRECT French version.

Material and methods: After translation of the D-RECT questionnaire into French, residents of five Moroccan hospitals were invited to complete the questionnaire between July and September 2018. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the validity of the construct using the standardized root mean square residual (SRMR), the root mean square error approximation (RMSEA), the Comparative Fit Index (CFI) and the Tucker- Lewis Index (TLI). Reliability analysis was analysed using Internal consistency and Test-retest.

Results: During the study period, 211 residents completed the questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis showed an adequate model fit with the following indicators: SRMR = 0.058 / RMSEA = 0.07 / CFI = 0.88 / TLI = 0.87. The French translation had a good internal consistency (Cronbach alpha score > 0.7 for all subscales) and a good temporal stability (correlation score between two measurements = 0.89).

Conclusion: This French version has an acceptable validity of the construct, a good internal consistency and good temporal reliability, and may be used to evaluate the learning climate. Additional research is necessary in other French-speaking contexts, in order to confirm these results.

Keywords: Cross-cultural validation; Educational climate; Learning climate; Postgraduate medical education; Residency.

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