Students' opinions and attitudes after performing a dental OSCE for the first time: a Jordanian experience.

نویسندگان

  • Mohammad Hammad
  • Yara Oweis
  • Sahar Taha
  • Susan Hattar
  • Ahmad Madarati
  • Fouad Kadim
چکیده

This study at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan investigated and evaluated students' attitudes and opinions after attempting a dental objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for the first time. The OSCE consisted of sixty-seven stations for fourth-year dental students. After the exam, students were asked to voluntarily complete a questionnaire designed to evaluate their attitudes and opinions about the exam. Of the 134 students who participated in the OSCE, 93.2 percent completed the questionnaire; 43.4 percent said they found the exam difficult and 56.6 percent found it easy (p=0.147). Seventy percent reported that the exam was objective, while 30 percent did not (p<0.001); 65.5 percent indicated that it was a better test than traditional patient-based tests, whereas 34.5 percent did not (p<0.001). Sixty-eight percent stated that there were too many stations, while 30.9 percent stated the number of stations was appropriate and 0.8 percent stated there were too few (p<0.001). Of these respondents, 75.6 percent reported the exam was organized, whereas 21.1 percent said the exam was not very well organized and 3.3 percent said the exam was not organized at all (p<0.001). Overall, the students responded that the OSCE was able to test their clinical judgment and skills and it was a better method for evaluating their clinical skills; most preferred to have such tests in the future. Although the students reported the exam had too many stations, they perceived that it was well organized and that the time allocated for each station was appropriate. These dental students perceived that the OSCE was a suitable method to test operative dentistry clinical judgment and skills.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of dental education

دوره 77 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013