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Comparison of Nurse Students' Anxiety Levels in Traditional Exam and Objective Structured Clinical Exam

Year 2024, Volume: 28 Issue: 2, 75 - 83, 24.08.2024
https://doi.org/10.62111/ybhd.1468858

Abstract

Objective: Although the Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) is an objective, valid, and reliable assessment tool in the evaluation of clinical skills training, the exam anxiety it creates in students is its most important disadvantage. However, studies evaluating exam anxiety between the OSCE and the traditional exam are rare. The aim of this study was to compare the exam anxiety levels of nursing students taking OSCE and traditional exams.
Methods: This study was conducted between April 26 and June 6 2022, as a comparative descriptive type. The sample for the research consisted of 47 volunteer students who took the Nursing Fundamentals course in the first year of a foundation university. The data were obtained with the "Descriptive Data Form", "Examination Anxiety Scale (EAS)" and the "State Examination Anxiety Scale (SEAS)".
Results: The mean age of the students was 20.13±2.44 years and the majority (87.2%) were female. It was reported that 95.7% of the students had previous OSCE experience and 48.9% had no knowledge about OSCE. The mean scores of the students were 98.19±25.57 on the EAS and 44.77±12.86 on the SEAS. The students' OSCE and traditional exam situational anxiety levels were found to be moderate. The total scores of the students who stated that they had no knowledge about OSCE were statistically significantly lower (p=0.03). No significant difference was found between the OSCE and traditional exam state anxiety scores, on the contrary, a high positive correlation was found.
Conclusion: OSCE exam anxiety is not higher than traditional exam anxiety. OSCE can be used as an alternative to traditional exams in nursing education.

References

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  • 11. Bani-Issa W, Tamimi M, Fakhry R, Tawil H. Experiences of nursing students and examiners with the objective structured clinical examination method in physical assessment education: A mixed methods study. Nurse Educ Pract. 2019;35:83-89.
  • 12. Abbasi A, Bazghaleh M, Fadaee Aghdam N, et al. Efficacy of simulated video on test anxiety in objective structured clinical examination among nursing and midwifery students: A quasi‐experimental study. Nurs Open. 2022;10(1):165-171.
  • 13. Kerkstra R, Giblin-Scanlon L, Smallidge D, Baragar C, Perry K. Assessing dental hygiene students' test anxiety in examiner-administered vs. camera-supervised OSCEs: A pilot study. J Dent Educ. 2018;82(9):968-973.
  • 14. Mojarrab S, Bazrafkan L, Jaberi A. The effect of a stress and anxiety coping program on objective structured clinical examination performance among nursing students in Shiraz, Iran. BMC Med Educ. 2020;20(1):1-7.
  • 15. Ferreira ÉMR, Pinto RZ, Arantes PMM, et al. Stress, anxiety, self-efficacy, and the meanings that physical therapy students attribute to their experience with an objective structured clinical examination. BMC Med Educ. 2020;20(1):1-9.
  • 16. Al-Zeftawy AM, Khaton SE. Student evaluation of an OSCE in community health nursing clinical course at faculty of nursing, Tanta University. IOSR-JNHS. 2016;5(4):68-76.
  • 17. Kiraz EDE, Gülengün T, Denat Y, ve ark. Beceri eğitiminde simülasyon kullanımının öğrencilerin anksiyete, öğrenme tutumları ve beceri düzeylerine etkisi. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi. 2019;2(1):17-22.
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  • 19. Şahin A. Durumluk sınav kaygısı ölçeği (DuSKÖ): Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. TRED. 2019;9(1):78-90.
  • 20. Pierre RB, Wierenga A, Barton M, Branday JM, Christie CD. Student evaluation of an OSCE in paediatrics at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. BMC Med Educ. 2004;4(1):1-7.
  • 21. Martin RD, Naziruddin Z. Systematic review of student anxiety and performance during objective structured clinical examinations. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020;12(12):1491-1497.
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Öğrenci Hemşirelerin Geleneksel Sınav ve Objektif Yapılandırılmış Klinik Sınav Kaygı Düzeylerinin Karşılaştırılması

Year 2024, Volume: 28 Issue: 2, 75 - 83, 24.08.2024
https://doi.org/10.62111/ybhd.1468858

Abstract

Amaç: Objektif Yapılandırılmış Klinik Sınav (OSCE) klinik beceri eğitimlerinin değerlendirilmesinde objektif, geçerli ve güvenilir bir değerlendirme aracı olmakla birlikte öğrenciler üzerinde oluşturduğu sınav kaygısı en önemli dezavantajıdır. Ancak OSCE ile geleneksel sınav arasında sınav kaygısını değerlendiren çalışmalar nadirdir. Bu çalışma ile hemşire öğrencilerin OSCE ve geleneksel sınav tipindeki sınav kaygısı düzeylerinin karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntemler: Bu çalışma karşılaştırmalı tanımlayıcı tipte 26 Nisan – 06 Haziran 2022 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini bir vakıf üniversitesinin birinci sınıfında Hemşirelik Esasları dersini alan 47 gönüllü öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veriler “Tanımlayıcı Veri Formu”, “Sınav Kaygı Ölçeği (SKÖ)” ve “Durumluk Sınav Kaygı Ölçeği (DuSKÖ)” ile elde edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20.13±2.44 yıl olup; çoğunluğu (%87.2) kadındır. Öğrencilerin %95.7’sinin daha önce OSCE deneyiminin olmadığı; %48.9’unun OSCE konusunda bilgisinin bulunmadığı saptanmıştır. SKÖ genel puan ortalamaları 98.19±25.57, DuSKÖ genel puan ortalamaları 44.77±12.86’dır. Öğrencilerin, OSCE ve geleneksel sınav durumsal kaygı düzeylerinin orta düzeyde olduğu saptanmıştır. OSCE konusunda bilgisi olmadığını ifade eden öğrencilerin DuSKÖ toplam puanları istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde düşüktür (p=0.03). OSCE ve geleneksel sınav durumluk kaygı puanları arasında yüksek düzeyde pozitif yönde korelasyon bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: OSCE sınav kaygısı geleneksel sınav kaygısından daha yüksek değildir. OSCE, hemşirelik eğitiminde geleneksel sınavlara alternatif olarak kullanılabilir.

Ethical Statement

Ölçekler için kullanım izni alındıktan sonra kurum izni ve İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Etik Kurulu’ndan 25.04.2022 tarihinde 2022/73 sayılı etik kurul izni alınmıştır. Çalışma Helsinki İlkeler Deklarasyonu’na uygun olarak yapılmıştır. Kurum izni ve çalışmaya katılacak öğrencilerden sözlü onam alınmıştır.

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References

  • 1. Vincent SC, Arulappan J, Amirtharaj A, Matua GA, Al Hashmi I. Objective structured clinical examination vs traditional clinical examination to evaluate students' clinical competence: A systematic review of nursing faculty and students' perceptions and experiences. Nurse Educ Today. 2022;108:105-170.
  • 2. Sánchez-Conde P, Clemente-Suárez VJ. Autonomic stress response of nurse students in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Sustainability. 2021;13(11):5803.
  • 3. Zamanzadeh V, Ghaffari R, Valizadeh L, et al. Challenges of objective structured clinical examination in undergraduate nursing curriculum: Experiences of faculties and students. Nurse Educ Today. 2021;103:104-960.
  • 4. Obizoba C. Mitigating the challenges of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in nursing education: A phenomenological research study. Nurse Educ Today. 2018;68:71-74.
  • 5. Shen L, Zeng H, Jin X, Yang J, Shang S, Zhang Y. An innovative evaluation in fundamental nursing curriculum for novice nursing students: An observational research. J Prof Nurs. 2018;34(5):412–416.
  • 6. Özden D, Arslan GG, Ertuğrul B, Adanır A. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin objektif yapılandırılmış klinik sınav becerisinin teorik ve uygulama başarısı ile ilişkisi. DEUHFED. 2022;15(4):487-506.
  • 7. Emebigwine, DLA Perceived stress of first year nursing students associated with the first objective structured clinical examination at a university in the western cape [dissertation on the Internet]. University of the Western Cape; 2017 [cited 2024 March 01]. Accessed November 29, 2023.
  • 8. Brallier I, Mahmood S, Grotkowski K, Taylor J, Zdon M. Does surgical observed structured clinical exam (OSCE) predict clerkship grade, shelf exam scores, and preceptor clinical evaluation? Am J Surg. 2021;222(6):167-1171.
  • 9. El-aty NSA, Othman AMA, Abd Elrahem ASA. Perception of nursing teaching staff on the use of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE): Assessment method. IOSR-JNHS. 2017;6(2):27-36.
  • 10. Kolivand M, Esfandyari M, Heydarpour S. Examining validity and reliability of objective structured clinical examination for evaluation of clinical skills of midwifery undergraduate students: A descriptive study. BMC Med Educ. 2020;20(1):1-7.
  • 11. Bani-Issa W, Tamimi M, Fakhry R, Tawil H. Experiences of nursing students and examiners with the objective structured clinical examination method in physical assessment education: A mixed methods study. Nurse Educ Pract. 2019;35:83-89.
  • 12. Abbasi A, Bazghaleh M, Fadaee Aghdam N, et al. Efficacy of simulated video on test anxiety in objective structured clinical examination among nursing and midwifery students: A quasi‐experimental study. Nurs Open. 2022;10(1):165-171.
  • 13. Kerkstra R, Giblin-Scanlon L, Smallidge D, Baragar C, Perry K. Assessing dental hygiene students' test anxiety in examiner-administered vs. camera-supervised OSCEs: A pilot study. J Dent Educ. 2018;82(9):968-973.
  • 14. Mojarrab S, Bazrafkan L, Jaberi A. The effect of a stress and anxiety coping program on objective structured clinical examination performance among nursing students in Shiraz, Iran. BMC Med Educ. 2020;20(1):1-7.
  • 15. Ferreira ÉMR, Pinto RZ, Arantes PMM, et al. Stress, anxiety, self-efficacy, and the meanings that physical therapy students attribute to their experience with an objective structured clinical examination. BMC Med Educ. 2020;20(1):1-9.
  • 16. Al-Zeftawy AM, Khaton SE. Student evaluation of an OSCE in community health nursing clinical course at faculty of nursing, Tanta University. IOSR-JNHS. 2016;5(4):68-76.
  • 17. Kiraz EDE, Gülengün T, Denat Y, ve ark. Beceri eğitiminde simülasyon kullanımının öğrencilerin anksiyete, öğrenme tutumları ve beceri düzeylerine etkisi. Hemşirelik Bilimi Dergisi. 2019;2(1):17-22.
  • 18. Bahçeci D. Portfolyo değerlendirmenin sınav kaygısı, çalışma davranışı ve tutum üzerine etkisi. KEFAD. 2009;10(1):169-182.
  • 19. Şahin A. Durumluk sınav kaygısı ölçeği (DuSKÖ): Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. TRED. 2019;9(1):78-90.
  • 20. Pierre RB, Wierenga A, Barton M, Branday JM, Christie CD. Student evaluation of an OSCE in paediatrics at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. BMC Med Educ. 2004;4(1):1-7.
  • 21. Martin RD, Naziruddin Z. Systematic review of student anxiety and performance during objective structured clinical examinations. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020;12(12):1491-1497.
  • 22. Jelly P, Sharma R. OSCE vs. TEM: Different approaches to assess clinical skills of nursing students. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2017;22(1):78.
  • 23. Nafee HM, Ahmed AES, Hussien AM. Objective structured clinical examination versus traditional clinical examination among nursing students: A comparative approach. J Nurs Educ Pract. 2019;9(2):42-52.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Fundamentals of Nursing
Journal Section Research
Authors

Mukaddes Turan Miral 0000-0002-0696-8923

Sevda Türen 0000-0003-1123-5879

Meral Madenoğlu Kıvanç 0000-0001-5787-2764

Rahime Atakoğlu Yılmaz 0000-0002-5157-1810

Cennet Kara Özçalık 0000-0003-2394-2634

Asiye Gül 0000-0002-4440-5769

Publication Date August 24, 2024
Submission Date April 17, 2024
Acceptance Date May 24, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 28 Issue: 2

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