Assessment of Diagnostic Competences With Standardized Patients Versus Virtual Patients: Experimental Study in the Context of History Taking.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standardized patients (SPs) have been one of the popular assessment methods in clinical teaching for decades, although they are resource intensive. Nowadays, simulated virtual patients (VPs) are increasingly used because they are permanently available and fully scalable to a large audience. However, empirical studies comparing the differential effects of these assessment methods are lacking. Similarly, the relationships between key variables associated with diagnostic competences (ie, diagnostic accuracy and evidence generation) in these assessment methods still require further research.

Objective

The aim of this study is to compare perceived authenticity, cognitive load, and diagnostic competences in performance-based assessment using SPs and VPs. This study also

SUBMITTER: Fink MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7974754 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature