Setting
A PT bachelor’s degree program in Israel lasts four years and consists of clinical training in various fields with around 1,000 credit hours. Clinical training takes place in public hospitals and outpatient clinics. Students usually start clinical training in their third and fourth years of studies. Students in the clinical training are instructed by physiotherapists who additionally were trained to be CEs. Students are closely supervised by their CE most of the time, who oversees their work, provides them with feedback, and monitors their progress. Most clinical training lasts eight weeks (35 credit hours per week), and the CE assesses the student’s performance while holding two major assessment meetings – mid-term and final. The mid-term assessment meeting takes place during the fourth week of the training. Using the APP form, the CE explains the reason for each score to the student. In addition, the CE gives the student overall feedback while setting improvement goals. The final assessment takes place during the last week of training and includes a concluding assessment score by the CE, along with general feedback. In this study, students in the intervention group (IG) were asked to assess their performance before the mid-term assessment meeting using the APP and discuss it with their CE, providing them with an opportunity for improvement during the rest of the clinical training. Students in the control group will not undergo self-assessment.