Students’ perception on objective structured clinical examination
Journal Title: The Journal of Community Health Management - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Objective Structured Clinical Examination OSCE is a reliable and an established and effective multi station test for the assessment of practical skills in an objective and a transparent manner Though it is a widely accepted new method of clinical evaluation in MBBS students view on OSCE is an unhandled area This study tries to explore students opinion on OSCE and as well as it rate of acceptance in MBBS StudentsMaterials and MethodA semi structured questionnaire was administered to final year MBBS part II students The data was entered in MS Excel and analysed using SPSS version 16 Results are expressed as proportionsResultsThe mean age of students was 2258079 SD 588 of the students felt OSCE is an easier method of examination comparing to the traditional clinical examination They expressed it as an exam that assesses all the domains of learning more knowledge assessed in short span of time questions are framed to the point and it evaluates all areas of the subject 647 rated OSCE as an easy exam compared to the conventional examination 529 of the students agreed that OSCE helps to identify their weak areas in clinical skills 647 agreed that OSCE is a good method to identify their weak areas in practical skills All students said that instructions given prior to the OSCE exam are very useful It gives clarity and overall idea about the different stations Conclusion Majority of students found OSCE as an easy exam It helps to identify their weak areas in clinical and practical skillsKeywords OSCE Clinical skill Practicals
Authors and Affiliations
Bindu Mohandas, R Ratheesh
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