Table 4 Student rating of assessment formats
From: Student evaluation of an OSCE in paediatrics at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Which of the following formats is easiest? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Question: | Difficult % | Undecided % | Easy % |
MCQ | 48 | 26 | 26 |
Essay/SAQ | 38 | 44 | 18 |
OSCE | 43 | 45 | 12 |
Clerkship ratings | 21 | 47 | 32 |
Question: | Unfair % | Undecided % | Fair % |
Which of the following formats is fairest? | |||
MCQ | 29 | 28 | 43 |
Essay/SAQ | 7 | 25 | 68 |
OSCE | 4 | 16 | 80 |
Clerkship ratings | 16 | 26 | 58 |
Question: | Learn very little % | Undecided % | Learn a lot % |
From which of the following formats do you learn most? | |||
MCQ | 28 | 37 | 35 |
Essay/SAQ | 12 | 37 | 51 |
OSCE | 15 | 25 | 60 |
Clerkship ratings | 20 | 18 | 62 |
Question: | Used much less % | Undecided % | Used much more % |
Which of the following formats should be used more often in the clinical years of the programme? | |||
MCQ | 31 | 59 | 10 |
Essay/SAQ | 9 | 52 | 39 |
OSCE | 5 | 43 | 52 |
Clerkship ratings | 12 | 56 | 32 |