Table 3.
Moving through the OSCE stations
% positive answers | Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max | |
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Students’ perspectives (n = 185) | ||||||
The instructions were clear | 91 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
The announced learning objectives were met | 87 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
The OSCE cases were adapted to my level of knowledge | 40 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
I had no difficulty to evaluate clinical skills | 71 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
I had no difficulty to evaluate communication skills | 76 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Tutor’s feedback on my performance helped me to progress | 90 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Tutor’s feedback on the OSCE case helped me to progress | 87 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
It allowed me to identify the gaps in my knowledge | 82 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
This exercise allowed me to set my learning goals | 73 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Tutors’ perspectives (n = 36) | ||||||
The instructions were clear | 95 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
“Simulated patient” respected the scenario | 97 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
I had no difficulty to evaluate clinical skills | 82 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
I had no difficulty to evaluate communication skills | 68 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
I had no difficulty to give a feedback | 97 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Median and mean scores on a 6-point scale (1 = Strongly Disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Slightly disagree; 4 = Slightly agree; 5 = Agree; 6 = Strongly Agree) and percentage of positive answers (Strongly Agree/Agree/Slightly agree)
SD standard deviation