OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION ADAPTED TO ASSESS WHOLE OT PROCESS AND FRAMEWORK: EXPERIMENT IT TO UNDERSTAND

PURPOSE: To share knowledge regarding methodology related to objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) developed to reflect OT roles (CAOT, 2012) and mapped to the Canadian practice process framework (Polatajko,... [ view full abstract ]

PURPOSE: To share knowledge regarding methodology related to objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) developed to reflect OT roles (CAOT, 2012) and mapped to the Canadian practice process framework (Polatajko, p.274).
RATIONALE: OSCE are a common assessment tool in physiotherapy. However, little has been published regarding their use in OT programs. The question arises as to whether OT OSCEs can effectively measure competency. Obrien and McNeil (2013) studied the relationship between OSCE scores and academic outcomes such as overall marks and fieldwork performance. However, regardless of grading, the questions arise: Do OSCEs effectively measure competency in complex situations? How can they demonstrate content validity when used as a final summative assessment tool?
OBJECTIVES: To experiment an OSCE and the methodology used to develop scenarios depicting comprehensive integrative roles in complex OT situations.
WORKSHOP FORMAT: A twelve station OSCE used as a 2 day final exam will be used to illustrate the subject. First, participants will explore templates and experiment aspects of methodology (Wenger, p.272-292) involved in developing OT OSCEs. Secondly, participants will score a videoed OSCE. Then data depicting relationship between average OSCE scores, reflective essay scores, global academic results and level III fieldwork results of two graduating cohorts will be discussed. Finally, key messages will be generated though guided discussion: criteria, methodological challenges, logistics, and validity issues. At the end of the workshop, participants will know the steps to follow to develop OSCEs and understand the challenges involved in developing OT scenarios linked to an OT framework.