Impact of familiarity with the format of the exam on performance in the OSCE of undergraduate medical students - an interventional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessments, such as summative structured examinations, aim to verify whether students have acquired the necessary competencies. It is important to familiarize students with the examination format prior to the assessment to ensure that true competency is measured. However, it is unclear whether students can demonstrate their true potential or possibly perform less effectively due to the unfamiliar examination format. Hence, we questioned whether a 10-min active familiarization in the form of simulation improved medical students´ OSCE performance. Next, we wanted to elucidate whether the effect depends on whether the familiarization procedure is active or passive.

Methods

We implemented an intervention consisting of a 10-min active simulation to prepare the student

SUBMITTER: Neuwirt H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10893607 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature