Table_1_COVID-19 Knowledge Test: An Assessment Tool for Health Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic.xlsx

Background: As of August 11, 2020, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected 19,936,210 persons and led to 732,499 deaths worldwide. The impact has been immense, and with no vaccine currently available, the best way to protect our communities is health education. We developed a brief COVID-19 knowledge test for health educators that can be used to assess deficits in clients' understanding of the disease.Methods: COVID-19 Knowledge Test items were developed by the research team and administered to participants. An alternate-choice item format was selected for the knowledge test, and data analysis was based on an American sample of 273 respondents. A detailed analysis of the data was conducted with classical test theory and Rasch analysis.Findings: The final instrument was found to be a unidimensional measure of COVID-19 knowledge. Results provided evidence for absolute model fit and model fit for individual items. All items included on the scale were monotonically increasing and split-half reliability was considered acceptable. Total test information revealed that the test is suitable for individuals with low to average knowledge of COVID-19.Interpretation: Rasch analysis provides support for the COVID-19 Knowledge Test to be used as an assessment tool for health educators. The final version of the test consists of 34 high-quality test items that can be administered in

背景：截至2020年8月11日，新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）已感染全球19,936,210人，导致732,499人死亡。其影响巨大，鉴于目前尚无疫苗可用，保护我们社区的最佳途径是健康教育。研究团队开发了一套简短的COVID-19知识测试，旨在评估客户对疾病理解的不足。方法：COVID-19知识测试项目由研究团队制定，并向参与者发放。知识测试采用了备选选择题格式，数据分析基于273名美国受访者的样本。数据经过经典测试理论和拉什分析进行了详尽的分析。发现：最终工具被证实为COVID-19知识的单维测量工具。结果提供了绝对模型拟合和单项模型拟合的证据。量表中包含的所有项目均呈单调递增，且分割半信度被认为是可以接受的。总测试信息显示，该测试适用于对COVID-19知识水平处于低至平均水平的人。解释：拉什分析为将COVID-19知识测试作为健康教育评估工具的使用提供了支持。测试的最终版本包含34个高质量测试项目，可用于