THE OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION IN UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHIATRY

被引:20
作者
FAMUYIWA, OO
ZACHARIAH, MP
ILECHUKWU, STC
机构
[1] Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos
关键词
EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT METHODS; EDUCATION; MEDICAL; UNDERGRADUATE; PSYCHIATRY EDUC; NIGERIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2923.1991.tb00025.x
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Inadequate attention has been given to verifying the psychometric attributes of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), yet its popularity has been increasing in recent years. Our 6 years' experience in Nigeria showed that OSCE is practicable in undergraduate psychiatry assessment and there is evidence over consecutive years that it has satisfactory reliability and criterion-based validity. The importance of students' feedback in assessing the quality of examination is reinforced, and subtle, less tangible elements which determine students' performance, such as social interactional mystique and some personality traits, are worthy of evaluative research.
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