Rahman N, Ferdousi S, Hoq N, Amin R, Kabir J
Department of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka.
Mymensingh Med J. 2007 Jan;16(1):7-11. doi: 10.3329/mmj.v16i1.239.
To evaluate the competency of Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) as an assessment technique compared to Traditional Practical Examination (TDPE) in assessment of laboratory component of physiology, the results of Physiology practical examination of 400 students from 4 Medical Colleges, two Government and two non Government (Dhaka Medical College, Mymensingh Medical College, Bangladesh Medical College, Uttara Women's Medical College) under Dhaka University were studied. Students' performance in OSPE and TDPE was compared. Mean score obtained in OSPE was 77.72+/-0.66 and found significantly higher than that for TDPE (64.44+/-0.61). Again mean scores achieved in OSPE were compared among different Medical Colleges and significant difference was noted. In OSPE, male students achieved significantly higher score than that of female students, especially in responding question station. The outcome of the present study thus indicates that OSPE is a better choice as an assessment technique over the Traditional method measuring wide range of practical skill. It may be concluded that it is important for competency based performance discrimination and it also helps improving students performance quality in laboratory exercise.
为了评估客观结构化实践考试（OSPE）作为一种评估技术，与传统实践考试（TDPE）相比，在生理学实验部分评估中的胜任能力，研究了达卡大学下属的四所医学院（两所政府医学院和两所非政府医学院，即达卡医学院、迈门辛医学院、孟加拉国医学院、乌塔拉女子医学院）400名学生的生理学实践考试结果。比较了学生在OSPE和TDPE中的表现。OSPE的平均得分是77.72±0.66，显著高于TDPE（64.44±0.61）。再次比较了不同医学院在OSPE中的平均得分，发现存在显著差异。在OSPE中，男生的得分显著高于女生，尤其是在回答问题环节。本研究结果表明，与测量广泛实践技能的传统方法相比，OSPE作为一种评估技术是更好的选择。可以得出结论，它对于基于能力的表现区分很重要，并且也有助于提高学生在实验练习中的表现质量。
