Objectivity in subjectivity: do students' self and peer assessments correlate with examiners' subjective and objective assessment in clinical skills? A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The qualitative subjective assessment has been exercised either by self-reflection (self-assessment (SA)) or by an observer (peer assessment (PA)) and is considered to play an important role in students' development. The objectivity of PA and SA by students as well as those by faculty examiners has remained debated. This matters most when it comes to a high-stakes examination. We explored the degree of objectivity in PA, SA, as well as the global rating by examiners being Examiners' Subjective Assessment (ESA) compared with Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE).

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Undergraduate medical students at Alfaisal University, Riyadh.

Participants

All second-year medical students (n=164) of genders, taking a

SUBMITTER: Inayah AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623435 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature