Progress testing of an objective structured clinical examination during undergraduate clinical clerkship: a mixed-methods pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Progress testing is an assessment method in which an examination reflecting competencies at graduation is regularly administered to students over multiple years, thereby facilitating self-directed learning. However, the significance of the objective structured clinical examination as a progress test in undergraduate education, needs to be determined. This study provides evidence of the role of the objective structured clinical examination for progress testing and optimal scoring methods for assessing students in different academic years.

Methods

We conducted a sequential explanatory mixed-methods pilot study. Participants were assessed using the Item Rating Scale, the year-adjusted Global Rating Scale, and the Training Level Rating Scale. The characteristics of ea

SUBMITTER: Shimizu I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720173 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature