1. Impact of panelists’ experience on script concordance test scores of medical students
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Olivier Peyrony, Alice Hutin, Jennifer Truchot, Raphaël Borie, David Calvet, Adrien Albaladejo, Yousrah Baadj, Pierre-Emmanuel Cailleaux, Martin Flamant, Clémence Martin, Jonathan Messika, Alexandre Meunier, Mariana Mirabel, Victoria Tea, Xavier Treton, Sylvie Chevret, David Lebeaux, and Damien Roux
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Script concordance test ,Medical student ,Panelist ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Background The evaluation process of French medical students will evolve in the next few years in order to improve assessment validity. Script concordance testing (SCT) offers the possibility to assess medical knowledge alongside clinical reasoning under conditions of uncertainty. In this study, we aimed at comparing the SCT scores of a large cohort of undergraduate medical students, according to the experience level of the reference panel. Methods In 2019, the authors developed a 30-item SCT and sent it to experts with varying levels of experience. Data analysis included score comparisons with paired Wilcoxon rank sum tests and concordance analysis with Bland & Altman plots. Results A panel of 75 experts was divided into three groups: 31 residents, 21 non-experienced physicians (NEP) and 23 experienced physicians (EP). Among each group, random samples of N = 20, 15 and 10 were selected. A total of 985 students from nine different medical schools participated in the SCT examination. No matter the size of the panel (N = 20, 15 or 10), students’ SCT scores were lower with the NEP group when compared to the resident panel (median score 67.1 vs 69.1, p
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- 2020
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