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. 2021 Oct 6;31(6):1803–1812. doi: 10.1007/s40670-021-01421-9

Table 3.

Moving through the OSCE stations

% positive answers Mean SD Median Min Max
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