Evaluation of the post-gratuated students perception about objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) in dentistry faculty of Tabriz university on medical sciences in 2013-14

Abstract

Evaluation has always been an important component of the education and is a reliable tool to assess the students' learning. Best known method for testing clinical skills is Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), which can assess the level of achievement of educational goals. The aim of this study was to evaluate of the Post-gratuated StudentsE Perception about Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) in Dentistry Faculty of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2013-14. Method and Materials: In this cross-sectional study, all residents of the prosthodantics, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, pathology, restorative dentistry, endodontics and periodontics were evaluated. Data were analyzed in SPSS21 software. In this study, P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: 64.1 percent were aware of OSCE evaluation purposes. Also 64.1 percent know OSCE as an appropriate method for the assessment of practical skills. And 56.4 percent agreed that clinical diagnosis skills will be assessed by the OSCE as well. 64.2 percent before the test and 74.2 percent after the test, know it stressful method, But this difference was not significant (P>0.05). Conculosion: However, testing students using OSCE can increase studentsE stress, but overally it is a good way to evaluate the scientific and practical knowledge.