Validation of the relevance survey for postgraduate curriculum design in veterinary medicine

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to ensure the content validity and reliability of the expert judgment in the validation process of the INSP001 instrument. This instrument was designed to determine the relevance of the curriculum design project for the postgraduate program Master's in Veterinary Internal Medicine, based on the competency-based model of UNAN-Managua, utilizing a quantitative-descriptive approach. The validation was carried out by nine experts, selected based on criteria of academic experience and level of education (Master's and Doctoral degrees). They analyzed three evaluation criteria (clarity, coherence, and relevance) for nine items using a five-point Likert scale. The data were analyzed using psychometric indicators, including the Item Content Validity Index (I-CVI), the Scale Content Validity Index/Average (S-CVI/Ave), Modified Polit's Kappa, and Aiken's V coefficient, with the assistance of the artificial intelligence tool Julius AI. The results showed a high level of agreement among the experts, with I-CVI values ranging from 0.90 to 1.00, S-CVI/Ave values exceeding 0.94, Kappa between 0.89 and 1.00, and Aiken's V in the range of 0.77 to 0.97. This confirms the excellent content validity and reliability of the instrument. Items with slightly lower values were retained due to their conceptual relevance, and minor semantic adjustments were made.