We used the OSCE exam in two settings; in the first module of students’ second year of an undergraduate nursing programme and in a top-up degree for registered nurses delivered in Singapore. As such neither exam is high stakes. High stakes OSCE’s typically assess students at the end of ...
However, it is not known whether the learning format with a focus on familiarizing students with the exam format will affect subsequent OSCE performance. In this context, it is important to note that the alignment of the format of familiarization and the actual format of the exam could play ...
While some students believed that OSPE was similar to the theory exam for both subjects, others opinioned that this was the case only for CD. One student stated: ‘…we had to calculate the odds ratio in both the theory and OSPE; the only difference is that OSPE is a time based exam’...
While these results might suggest that either this form of training is entirely ineffective or that the role of an OSCE examiner is beyond the cognitive abilities of most humans, we would instead postulate that the process of OSCE marking should be regarded as a skill, which requires ‘sustained...
The A and B sub-groups were assessed at the same time by two parallel panels of exam- iners on the same set of nine stations. The time allocated for each station was seven minutes plus one minute between stations. The cycle of e-OSCE for first two sub- groups (A and B) was ...
Objectives: The purpose was to construct and evaluate the INEXTUS instrument´s validity evidence relevant to inter- nal structure, in a simulated scenario through the performance of an objective structured clinical exam (OSCE). Materials and methods: The Delphi consensus ...
There are numerous benefits to the traditional form of clinical bedside teaching such as the demonstration of communication skills; the appreciation of positive findings on physical exam; teaching of humanistic aspects of clinical medicine; and the opportunity for students to exhibit professional behavior...
It consists of an interface for creating survey questions, tools for distributing surveys via email or website, and tools for analyzing and viewing the results.21 To fit our purpose, as an OSCE management solution, we created a full exam platform by utilizing survey features and went one step...