Finding Better Tools: A New Appraisal Rubric to Enhance Your Clinical Measurement Decisions

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: ROOM: Conference Room 4G >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Turn left at the Pullman Boardroom. Room 4G is at the end of the corridor.

Corresponding Presenter(s)

Allan J. Kozlowski, PhD, B.Sc. (PT)

Research Scientist
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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Presenter(s)

Marianne H. Mortera, PhD, OTR/L

Associate Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Pey-Shan Wen, OTR/L, PhD

Associate Professor
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
John L. Melvin, MD, MMSc (he/him/his)

Emeritus Professor
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Measurement is central to decision-making in clinical, research, academic, and administrative rehabilitation settings. Specifically, the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System relies on measurement in specification of ingredients and to evaluate change in treatment targets. However, appraisal of instruments for valid measurement can be challenging for users. This symposium describes an instrument appraisal rubric developed by the Standards Task Force of the Measurement Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group. We also report on revisions made to the rubric based on survey feedback from self-identified measurement experts and users.

Learning Objectives:

discuss the rationale for the instrument appraisal rubric
Describe the survey results of measurement experts and users on the usability of the instrument appraisal rubric
Describe the final version of the instrument appraisal rubric
Apply the instrument appraisal rubric to evaluate the application of the rubric in a specific measurement context