Pell, G, Fuller, R, Homer, MS orcid.org/0000-0002-1161-5938 et al. (1 more author) (2010) How to measure the quality of the OSCE: A review of metrics – AMEE guide no. 49. Medical Teacher, 32 (10). pp. 802-811. ISSN 0142-159X
Abstract
With an increasing use of criterion-based assessment techniques in both undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare programmes, there is a consequent need to ensure the quality and rigour of these assessments. The obvious question for those responsible for delivering assessment is how is this 'quality' measured, and what mechanisms might there be that allow improvements in assessment quality over time to be demonstrated? Whilst a small base of literature exists, few papers give more than one or two metrics as measures of quality in Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs). In this guide, aimed at assessment practitioners, the authors aim to review the metrics that are available for measuring quality and indicate how a rounded picture of OSCE assessment quality may be constructed by using a variety of such measures, and also to consider which characteristics of the OSCE are appropriately judged by which measure(s). The authors will discuss the quality issues both at the individual station level and across the complete clinical assessment as a whole, using a series of 'worked examples' drawn from OSCE data sets from the authors' institution.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2010, Informa Healthcare. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Medical Teacher. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Clinical Medicine; Educational Measurement; Humans; Total Quality Management |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Medical Education > Medical Education Unit (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2013 10:25 |
Last Modified: | 11 Jan 2021 11:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2010.507716 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.3109/0142159X.2010.507716 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:75619 |