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Comparison of electronic versus paper rubrics to assess patient counseling experiences in a skills-based lab course
- Source :
- Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 9:1117-1122
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2017.
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Abstract
- Background and purpose To evaluate an electronic counseling rubric to facilitate timely student feedback and explore differences in student performance, student anxiety, and self-perceived preparedness in a high stakes practical exam when using a paper rubric versus an electronic rubric. Educational activity and setting Two cohorts of students in the third professional year were evaluated using the same rubric criteria: cohort 1 (n = 97) used traditional paper rubrics and cohort 2 (n = 104) used electronic rubrics. Cohorts were surveyed to measure anxiety and perceived preparedness in patient counseling skills one week prior to a practical exam, and cohort responses were compared. Student practical exam performance was also compared between the two cohorts. Findings Results showed no significant relationship between electronic rubric use and student anxiety (p = 0.07) or student exam performance [average score 53.42 points (SD 3.65) and 53.93 points (SD 3.78) in Cohort 1 and Cohort 2, respectively]. Perceived exam preparedness was higher among students using electronic rubrics, with timing of feedback being the mediating process in increasing preparedness (p Discussion and summary Electronic rubrics resulted in more timely feedback on patient counseling skills, and students felt more prepared for their practical exam. This did not result in a significant difference in practical exam performance between the two cohorts. Additional methods to incorporate electronic rubrics into the course will be explored.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Counseling
Male
Educational measurement
020205 medical informatics
education
02 engineering and technology
Pharmacy
Cohort Studies
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Curriculum
Medical education
business.industry
Rubric
Patient counseling
Students, Pharmacy
Preparedness
Cohort
Anxiety
Female
Clinical Competence
Educational Measurement
medicine.symptom
business
Cohort study
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18771297
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5731880f3846486898cb34c287dee918