Biomedical Engineering Reference
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Illustrative SDA items from GMP train-the-trainer
program
Figure 9.1
These describe the identifi ed critical or representative tasks
to be assessed on the SDA. These are the items assessing the
trainee's performance, as illustrated in Figure 9.1.
The trainee performs, and the trainer or some other subject
matter expert (SME) monitors the performance and checks
each item in turn: “yes” if the performance was successful,
“no” if not. When the performance is complete (whether
successful or not), the trainee and the trainer sign and date
the SDA. Area management may sign as well. The completed
form is submitted to the data entry personnel of the validated
training tracking system or, in case of manual data processing,
to the staff of the document repository.
If SDAs are not available, situational judgment testing can
be a proxy. In a typical situational judgment test, trainees are
presented with a variety of situations (or scenarios) they
might encounter in the workplace. Most situational judgment
tests take a paper-and-pencil form, although they could take
an on-line form. These situations are usually established
on the basis of a job or task analysis. The trainee selects the
