Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-4 | Issue-05 | 187-191
Original Research Article
Undergraduate Student Feedback on OSCE: The First Experience of a Nutrition Department, University of Benghazi 2019
Salima Elfagi, Souad F. Elamni, Faiza Nouh, Ashmisa Eltohami, Mariam Omar
Published : May 7, 2020
Abstract
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is becoming more widespread within healthcare education programmers, because it is considered as a suitable method for assessing skills and underpinning knowledge essential for practice1. The OSCE is also an assessment method in which students establish their competence under a multiple of simulated conditions. In addition, the OSCE is a very different experience for the students, in contrast to more traditional methods of assessment such as written assignments, writing essay, multiple choices and continuous assessment in practice. The aim of this study was to assess the third year nutrition student's perception about the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in the clinical nutrition practice. Study was conducted in Al-Gala Hospital and Medical Benghazi Center on undergraduate students around 120 students was included in this exam. 74% of the students indicated that they were received adequate information about exam before conducting it, and about 72% reported that the instructions of each station were as expected. 50 % of students found OSCE exam was easy than essay question, oral and MCQ exam, while the most average exam was oral exam as reported by 54% of students and 35% of them found that MCQ exam was more fair exam than OSCE and other exams. Shows that the most factors that facing student during conducting OSCE exam were stressful and time that conducted at each station, 78% of students said the exam was so stressful and 69% of them reported the time was not enough at each station. This study concluded that the structure and design OSCE exam were clear and organized and most of students received adequate information before conducting the exam. Almost of students agreed with the OSCE exam is the useful experience to improve their practical skills in clinical nutrition.