From: The pedagogical value of near-peer feedback in online OSCEs
Students’ perceptions of the feedback | Senior students Online feedback | Experienced tutors Face to face feedback | |
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2020 N = 107 | 2013 N = 64 | ||
Mean (SD) Likert 1–5 | Mean (SD) Likert 1–5 | p valuea | |
The feedback session was useful | 4.75 (0.52) | 4.35 (0.93) | 0.0022 |
I improved my history taking skills | 4.64 (0.57) | 4.07 (1.03) | < 0.001 |
It improved my physical examination skills | 3.36 (1.24) | 4.11 (0.99) | 0.00012 |
I improved my communication skills | 4.56 (0.73) | 4.00 (1.21) | 0.00014 |
The tutor was aware of what I needed to learn | 4.83 (0.42) | 4.46 (0.86) | 0.0006 |
The tutor made me feel comfortable and confident | 4.93 (0.26) | 4.25 (1.15) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor asked me my learning needs | 4.23 (1.31) | 2.69 (1.82) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor asked me to evaluate what I did well | 4.79 (0.67) | 3.91 (1.27) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor asked me to evaluate what I could improve | 4.80 (0.67) | 4.31 (1.00) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor gave me balanced feedback (including both positive and less positive aspects) | 4.93 (0.29) | 4.38 (0.90) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor stimulated me to participate to the problem-solving process | 4.36 (0.92) | 3.17 (1.50) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor gave me precise and concrete suggestions for improvement | 4.71 (0.63) | 4.03 (1.25) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor provided me opportunities to practice parts of the history taking, physical exam or the communication | 3.50 (1.46) | 2.00 (1.53) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor asked the simulated patient to give me feedback | 4.97 (0.17) | 3.92 (1.67) | < 0.0001 |
The tutor checked my understanding | 3.84 (1.37) | 2.38 (1.54) | < 0.0001 |