Hakelind Camilla, Sundström Anna E
Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Sweden.
Psychol Learn Teach. 2022 Jul 22;21(3):278-295. doi: 10.1177/14757257221114038. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Finding valid and reliable ways to assess complex clinical skills within psychology is a challenge. Recently, there have been some examples of applying Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) in psychology for making such assessments. The aim of this study was to examine students' and examiners' perceptions of a digital OSCE in psychology regarding quality and students' feelings about the OSCE. Participants were 51 students enrolled in the Programme for Master of Science in Clinical Psychology during two semesters and nine examiners assessing each OSCE occasion, at Umeå University, Sweden. Web-based questionnaires were used for data collection. Psychometric analyses indicated that the subscales in the student questionnaire had adequate or close to adequate levels of item and scale reliability. Both students and examiners felt that the digital OSCE was realistic, valid and well-aligned with professional practice. Although students perceived the digital OSCE as stressful, the results showed that they were focused and concentrated and found the OSCE to be a positive learning experience, implying that the stress did not affect performance to any significant extent. Based on the examiners' experiences, it can be concluded that there are both advantages and disadvantages which need to be considered when planning future digital OSCEs.
在心理学领域找到有效且可靠的方法来评估复杂的临床技能是一项挑战。最近，有一些在心理学中应用客观结构化临床考试（OSCEs）进行此类评估的例子。本研究的目的是考察学生和考官对心理学数字OSCE在质量方面的看法以及学生对OSCE的感受。参与者包括瑞典于默奥大学两个学期修读临床心理学理学硕士课程的51名学生以及每次OSCE考试时的九名考官。通过基于网络的问卷进行数据收集。心理测量分析表明，学生问卷中的分量表在项目和量表信度方面达到了足够或接近足够的水平。学生和考官都认为数字OSCE是真实的、有效的，并且与专业实践高度契合。尽管学生们认为数字OSCE有压力，但结果显示他们注意力集中，并且觉得OSCE是一次积极的学习经历，这意味着压力并未对表现产生显著影响。基于考官的经验，可以得出结论，在规划未来的数字OSCE时，需要考虑到其利弊。
