Table 3.
Clinician suitability assessment of materials (SAM) instrument scores
| SAM area | SAM variable | Mean score (/2)a |
|---|---|---|
| Content | Purpose | 1.75 |
| Content topics | 1.75 | |
| Summary and review | 1.66 | |
| Literacy demand | Reading grade level | 1.25 |
| Writing style | 1.75 | |
| Sentence construction | 1.75 | |
| Vocabulary | 1.75 | |
| Learning enhanced by advance organizers | 1.50 | |
| Graphics | Cover graphic | 1.50 |
| Type of illustrations | 1.25 | |
| Relevance of illustrations | 1.50 | |
| Graphics: lists, tables, charts, forms | 1.50 | |
| Captions are used to “announce” or explain graphics | 1.75 | |
| Layout and typography | Typography | 1.00 |
| Layout | 1.50 | |
| Subheadings and “chunking” | 1.75 | |
| Learning stimulation and motivation | Interaction included in text and/or graphics | 1.00 |
| Desired behavior patterns are modeled or shown in specific terms | 1.75 | |
| Motivation | 1.50 | |
| Cultural appropriateness | Cultural match—logic, language, experience (LLE) | 1.66 |
| Cultural Image and Examples | 1.33 | |
| Suitability for populationb | 8.75/10 |
aA mean of individual responses from each clinician, entered on a three-point scale for each SAM variable (0 = not suitable; 1 = adequate; 2 = superior)
bClinicians were asked to rate suitability based on patient socioeconomic/cultural backgrounds on a scale of 1–10