@ARTICLE{Stalmach-Przygoda_Agata_Perceptions_2020,
 author={Stalmach-Przygoda, Agata and Nowakowski, Michał and Kocurek, Anna and Perera, Ian and Skrzypek, Agnieszka and Mirecka, Jadwiga and Świerszcz, Jolanta and Kowalska, Bogumiła and Górski, Stanisław and Pers, Michał and Cebula, Grzegorz and Szopa, Magdalena},
 volume={Vol. 60},
 number={No 2},
 journal={Folia Medica Cracoviensia},
 pages={109-121},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2020},
 publisher={Oddział PAN w Krakowie; Uniwersytet Jagielloński – Collegium Medicum},
 abstract={Objectives: The OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) is a common method of assessing clinical skills used at many universities. An important and simultaneously difficult aspect of good examination preparation is obtaining a properly trained and well-motivated group of assessors. To effectively recruit and maintain cooperation with assessors, it is worth knowing their opinion. The aim of this study was to investigate the opinions of teacher-examiners about the OSCE and to identify the factors that could shape this opinion and influence on motivation. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire on teachers who participated as OSCE examiners. This questionnaire consisted of 21 questions about their perceptions. Answers were rated in a five-point Likert-type scale. Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test was used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 49 (out of 52) teachers participated in this study. Nearly 90% of examiners believed that it is fair, and more than 90% that it is transparent. Despite the fact that 67% of examiners believe that the examination is difficult to organize and 71% believe it is stressful for students; according to 72% of respondents the OSCE has a positive effect on learning. More than 91% of examiners believed that the OSCE is an appropriate test to assess students’ skills. Opinions about the examination were independent of specialty, seniority, gender or having taken the OSCE as students. Conclusion: Teacher-examiners viewed the OSCE as a fair and transparent examination, adequate for the assessment of skills and, despite it being difficult to organize, worth doing as it is appropriate to assess practical skills and positively influences students’ motivation to learn tested skills.},
 type={Article},
 title={Perceptions of clinical teachers acting as examiners regarding the value of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations},
 URL={http://ochroma.man.poznan.pl/Content/118020/PDF/2020-02-FOMC-09-Stalmach-Przygoda-etal.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/fmc.2020.135017},
 keywords={Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), assessment practical skills, examiners (assessors), teacher perception},
}