Volume : VI, Issue : II, February - 2016

STUDY ON OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED PRACTICAL EXAMINATION OSPE in Histo anatomy for I MBBS AND COMPARISON WITH TRADITIONAL METHOD

Dr. T. L. S. Gowri, Dr. V. Janaki

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<p><p>Background and aims: Assessing teaching–learning outcomes in anatomical knowledge is a complex task that requires the evaluation of multiple domains: theoretical, practical, and clinical knowledge. The assessment of practical knowledge was done by Objective Structured Practical Examination(OSPE) in histology for I MBBS students which remains the most efficient tool to assess the practical aspects of anatomical knowledge in a system where basic knowledge is integrated with the clinical or functional part of anatomy. The aim of the study was to test the technical skills of the students, to reduce the subjectivity of the marking with respect to examiner and comparison of the OSPE with traditional methods. Materials and methods: Materials used are Microscopes – 20, Stained histoslides –20, Stationary, MS office for statistics, Bell, 100 Students & 4 Examiners . 100 students were divided into 2 batches (A&B] with 50 in each. Batch A were assessedby OSPE using a check list, with four examiners assessing student by observation & Batch B with Traditional method (2 examiners). Results were analysed by Coefficient of Variation and Chronback’s alpha test. Results: The Coefficient of Variation showed the degree of subjectivity was more in traditional ( 23.1) when compared to OSPE (15.4). Chronback’s alpha test showed that there was high degree of correlation with OSPE (0.931) when compared to Traditional method (0.757) . Conclusion: OSPE, a better way of assessing the students performance as it showed reduced subjectivity of marking, less internal variability, improved technical skills of students and more comfortable as the sub tasks are clearly defined and no direct qustionnaire from examiners.</p></p>

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Dr.T.L.S.Gowri, Dr.V. Janaki Study on Objective Structured Practical Examination (Ospe) in Histo Anatomy I Mbbs and Comparison with Traditional Method Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 2 February 2016

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