Radiologic technology students’ technical skills in simulation and actual chest X-ray imaging as measured by competency evaluation: Indicative of radiologic technologists’ supervisory performance

Abstract

This study sought to determine the relationship of radiologic technology students’ level of competency in cognitive skills, affective skills, and psychomotor skills and further find out if these variables were significantly determinants of their technical skills in chest x-ray imaging. This inquiry likewise sought to measure the relationship of students’ technical skills in simulation and actual chest x-ray imaging. The results showed that the levels of competency of students’ cognitive skills, their affective skills, and their psychomotor skills were determined to be competent. The overall mean scores in determining the levels of competency of students’ technical skills in simulation, and actual chest x-ray imaging, were also determined to be competent. There was a significant relationship between students’ cognitive skills and affective skills. A significant correlation was also determined between students’ cognitive skills, and psychomotor skills. There was a significant correlation between students’ technical skills in simulation and actual chest x-ray imaging. The students’ affective skills, their psychomotor skills, and their cognitive skills in the aspects of radiographic positioning, image quality, and radiographic anatomy identification, were found to be significant determinants of their technical skills in chest x-ray simulation. The students’ affective skills were found to be the best determinants of their technical skills in the performance of actual chest x-ray imaging.