Correlation between Academic achievement, Clinical Performance and Clinical Competency in Midwifery

Abstract

Background: Academic achievement represents an individual’s theoretical or cognitive understanding. The practical
examination is a systematic method of evaluating clinical performance in the clinical area. However, it has been the last
two decades that there has been a shift towards Competency-based education practices. Competencies are now defined as
the ability of an individual to execute a task, which can be both cognitive and practical,among the other traits.
Methodology: A correlational study was undertaken among nursing students in a selected Institute. There were 45
nursing students chosen using the purposive sampling method for the study. Researchers used a clinical competencybased
evaluation tool for midwives, combined with previously obtained theory and practical University marks, to collect
data. Karl Pearson’s product-moment correlation was used to compute the relationship between three variables. Tables
and figures were then used to arrange and display the resulting data.
Results: The findings revealed a moderate positive correlation between academic achievement and clinical performance,
a weak positive Correlation between academic achievement and Competency scores, and a weak positive correlation
between Clinical Performance and Competency scores. With the routine assessment of theory and practical assessment,
opportunities are to be created for competency assessment, for the world needs competent midwives rather than just
qualified midwives.