OSPE In Pharmacology - Students Perspective
Keywords:
OSPE, Students' perspective, Questionnaire, Structured viva, Module exam, AssessmentAbstract
Students' perspective about OSPE was assessed in 2012. They responded on pre- examination arrangement, time allocation, number of stations; ontent, process, process explanation, quality of questions, marks allocation, faculty behavior, overall atmosphere and comments about OSPE experience and its comparison to conventional pattern. Student`s responses were graded as good (combining agree and strongly agree), poor (combining disagree and strongly disagree) or neutral. Of 102 students, ninety students (88%) responded to questionnaire at the end of all four examinations. 87.65% students found pre-examination arrangement good while 86.5% were happy with explanation of procedure. 89% felt faculty behavior satisfactory, 82.5% considered OSPE process smooth, 86% expressed satisfaction with quality of questions, 79.5% considered number of stations adequate, 86.75% believed time adequate, 87% concluded that content was adequately covered. 86.87% considered atmosphere conducive and 81.25% considered marks justified. Students' overwhelmingly found OSPE in Pharmacology an effective method of assessment.
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