{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["24(1)"],"submitter":["Neuwirt H"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>We implemented an intervention consisting of a 10-min active simulation to prepare the student"],"journal":["BMC medical education"],"pagination":["179"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10893607"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Impact of familiarity with the format of the exam on performance in the OSCE of undergraduate medical students - an interventional study."],"pmcid":["PMC10893607"],"pubmed_authors":["Gauckler P","Prodinger WM","Noflatscher M","Petzer V","Berendonk C","Eder IE","Horvath L","Koeck S","Schaefer B","Neuwirt H","Simeon A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Impact of familiarity with the format of the exam on performance in the OSCE of undergraduate medical students - an interventional study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>We implemented an intervention consisting of a 10-min active simulation to prepare the student","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Feb","modification":"2025-04-19T14:48:47.375Z","creation":"2024-11-13T15:34:58.099Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10893607","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38395807"],"doi":["10.1186/s12909-024-05091-0"]}}