PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kirton, Stewart Brian
AU  - Kravitz, Laura
TI  - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) Compared With Traditional Assessment Methods
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe756111
DP  - 2011 Aug 10
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 111
VI  - 75
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/75/6/111.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/75/6/111.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2011 Aug 10; 75
AB  - Objectives. To compare objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and traditional assessment methods among recent pharmacy graduates.Methods. Individual student performance in OSCEs was compared with performance on traditional pharmacy-practice examinations at the same level of program study.Results. A moderate correlation was found between individual attainment in OSCE examinations and on traditional pharmacy practice examinations at the same level.Conclusions. OSCEs add value to traditional methods of assessment because the 2 evaluation methods measure different competencies.