ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT AFFECTIVE BEHAVIORS IN US MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

Medical technology students must demonstrate competent cognitive, psyc homotor, and affective behavior skills to assume professional roles. W e identified the affective behaviors assessed in 189 medical technolog y programs and compared the assessment of these behaviors in hospital- based and college- and university-based programs. Most medical technol ogy programs have affective domain assessment instruments and objectiv es. The five affective behaviors assessed most frequently were dependa bility regarding time, initiative, interrelationships with professiona l personnel and peers, judgment, and ability to respond to professiona l direction. Our findings indicated that a national consensus exists r egarding the affective behaviors assessed and that a professional cult ure is emerging.