Medical students’ perception of the OSCE: development and validation of an instrument to assess formative and summative modalities

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A newly developed instrument for assessing medical students' perceptions of formative and summative Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) demonstrates strong content validity, a unidimensional structure, and excellent reliability. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Ariani Aparecida Rodrigues do Eiró Rosalin; Thomaz Bittencourt Couto

doi:10.31744/einstein_journal/2026ao1866

January 1, 2026Einstein (São Paulo)Open Access

Medical students’ perception of the OSCE: development and validation of an instrument to assess formative and summative modalities

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The aim is to develop and validate a tool that measures medical students' perceptions of formative and summative OSCEs.
A new assessment instrument was developed focusing on formative and summative modalities.
The validation included testing for content validity and reliability among medical students.
The instrument demonstrated strong content validity with a unidimensional structure.
Excellent reliability metrics were established, supporting its educational usefulness.

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Assesses medical students' perceptions of OSCE modalities, indicating strong validity and reliability of the tool.

Abstract

An instrument was developed and validated to assess medical students' perceptions of formative and summative OSCEs.The tool demonstrated strong content validity, a unidimensional structure, and excellent reliability, supporting its use in educational assessment and feedback in medical education.

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Rosalin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d21ba02fbce9130637a89 https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2026ao1866

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Medical students’ perception of the OSCE: development and validation of an instrument to assess formative and summative modalities

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Medical students’ perception of the OSCE: development and validation of an instrument to assess formative and summative modalities

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