Continuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics.

<p>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 OSCE...

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Autores principales: Ángel Abuelo, Joaquin Hernández, José Luis Benedito, Cristina Castillo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e6c9d5da4ce94844abb90646bec2e9092021-12-02T13:53:59ZContinuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics.1887-45921887-4592https://doaj.org/article/e6c9d5da4ce94844abb90646bec2e9092015-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://red-u.net/redu/index.php/REDU/article/view/1012https://doaj.org/toc/1887-4592https://doaj.org/toc/1887-4592<p>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 OSCE throughout a semester, after what an anonymous electronic survey was distributed before the final written exam. The results of the questionnaire indicated that students show 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 in what they will be assessed on, it also helped them to be more focus on during teaching time. Furthermore, they encouraged the maintenance of the assessment method for following year and also provided some suggestions for improvement. It is therefore concluded that students show a positive attitude to continuous assessment by OSCE, which has an impact not only on the students&rsquo; learning behavior, but also on the use of teaching hours. Furthermore, students are delighted to provide feedback also on the assessment methodology, providing sometimes an insight that could have gone unnoticed to faculty, and hence their opinion should be requested.</p>Ángel AbueloJoaquin HernándezJosé Luis BeneditoCristina CastilloUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaarticleEvaluationClinical skillsStudents’ opinionCompetenceClinical educationEducationLENESRed U, Vol 13, Iss extra, Pp 189-202 (2015)
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topic Evaluation
Clinical skills
Students’ opinion
Competence
Clinical education
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Clinical skills
Students’ opinion
Competence
Clinical education
Education
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Ángel Abuelo
Joaquin Hernández
José Luis Benedito
Cristina Castillo
Continuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics.
description <p>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 OSCE throughout a semester, after what an anonymous electronic survey was distributed before the final written exam. The results of the questionnaire indicated that students show 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 in what they will be assessed on, it also helped them to be more focus on during teaching time. Furthermore, they encouraged the maintenance of the assessment method for following year and also provided some suggestions for improvement. It is therefore concluded that students show a positive attitude to continuous assessment by OSCE, which has an impact not only on the students&rsquo; learning behavior, but also on the use of teaching hours. Furthermore, students are delighted to provide feedback also on the assessment methodology, providing sometimes an insight that could have gone unnoticed to faculty, and hence their opinion should be requested.</p>
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title Continuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics.
title_short Continuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics.
title_full Continuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics.
title_fullStr Continuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics.
title_full_unstemmed Continuous Assessment through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Veterinary Clinical Propaedeutics.
title_sort continuous assessment through objective structured clinical examinations in veterinary clinical propaedeutics.
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