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International Journal of Advance Research in Nursing
2019, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Part A
A comparative study of OSCE and traditional methods of evaluation in nursing: A narrative review

Bashisha Manar and N Siva

Introduction: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a modern type of examination used in health sciences and it has been widely used in the assessment of students' clinical performance and skills competency. The Traditional method refers to a traditional way of evaluating a practical skills and knowledge of the students as in essay type i.e, written form, viva, procedure or history collection of the client.
Aim: The aim of this narrative review is to find information on the effectiveness of OSCE versus Traditional methods of evaluation.
Methodology: Types of studies- Descriptive- Comparative study, Quasi-experimental design- one group pre-test post-test design.
Types of participants: Nursing students.
Setting: Nursing Colleges.
Outcome: This narrative review result shows that OSCE method is an effective method for evaluation compare to a Traditional method.
Pages : 52-55 | 3859 Views | 1764 Downloads


International Journal of Advance Research in Nursing
How to cite this article:
Bashisha Manar, N Siva. A comparative study of OSCE and traditional methods of evaluation in nursing: A narrative review. Int J Adv Res Nurs 2019;2(2):52-55. DOI: 10.33545/nursing.2019.v2.i2.A.57
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