Continuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics

[EN] This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of veterinary students to the use of Objective Structured  Clinical  Examination  (OSCE) as a method for continuous assessment of the acquisition of clinical skills related to the physical examination of animals. Students  undertook  fortnightly  two OS...

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Autores: Abuelo Sebio, Ángel, Hernández Bermúdez, Joaquín, Benedito Castellote, José Luis, Castillo Rodríguez, Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/137523
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/137523
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Evaluation
Clinical skills
Students’ opinion
Competence
Clinical education
Evaluación
Habilidades clínicas
Opinión estudiantil
Competencias
Docencia clínica
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Sumario:[EN] This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of veterinary students to the use of Objective Structured  Clinical  Examination  (OSCE) as a method for continuous assessment of the acquisition of clinical skills related to the physical examination of animals. Students  undertook  fortnightly  two OSCEs throughout a semester, after which an  anonymous  electronic  survey  was distributed before the final written exam. The results of the questionnaire indicated that  students  display  a  good  attitude to being assessed frequently by OSCEs; furthermore,  it  also  helped  them  not only to study and practice more regularly, but as they were told in advance what they would be assessed on, it also helped them to be more focused during teaching time. Furthermore, they encouraged the maintenance of the assessment method for the following year and also provided some suggestions for improvement. It is therefore concluded that students display a positive attitude to continuous assessment by OSCE, w