PMID- 18451082
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080617
LR  - 20080502
IS  - 0022-0337 (Print)
IS  - 0022-0337 (Linking)
VI  - 72
IP  - 5
DP  - 2008 May
TI  - Relationship between dental students' performance on standardized multiple-choice 
      examinations and OSCEs.
PG  - 585-92
AB  - The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among dental students' 
      performance on the National Board Dental Examination (NBDE Parts I and II), 
      comprehensive written multiple-choice question examinations (MCQ examinations), 
      and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) administered at the 
      Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). Outcomes were measured during the third 
      and fourth years at HSDM for the classes of 2006 and 2007. Three separate OSCE 
      exams and two comprehensive MCQ examinations are administered during years 3 and 
      4 at HSDM per class. The study group was made up of sixty-two students 
      (thirty-two females and thirty males). The average NBDE Parts I and II scores of 
      the study population were 93.32 +/-4.02 and 84.63 +/-4.25, respectively, and were 
      associated with outcomes on all three OSCE examinations (p<or=0.044). However, 
      using multiple regression models, the only statistically significant association 
      occurred between NBDE Part II and OSCE 2 (p=0.003). Analysis showed that didactic 
      predictors (NBDE Parts I and II and comprehensive MCQ examinations) explained 
      20.4 to 22.1 percent of the variability in OSCE scores. These results suggest 
      that performance on OSCE examinations is not highly correlated with performance 
      on NBDE Parts I and II and HSDM-administered MCQ examinations. The findings 
      suggest that OSCE examinations are more likely to measure other qualities such as 
      problem-solving ability, critical thinking, and communication skills.
FAU - Dennehy, Padraig C
AU  - Dennehy PC
AD  - Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Office of Dental Education, Boston, MA 02115, 
      USA.
FAU - Susarla, Srinivas M
AU  - Susarla SM
FAU - Karimbux, Nadeem Y
AU  - Karimbux NY
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Dent Educ
JT  - Journal of dental education
JID - 8000150
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Certification/*methods/standards
MH  - Clinical Competence/*standards
MH  - Cohort Studies
MH  - Education, Dental/*standards/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Educational Measurement/*methods/standards
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Massachusetts
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Schools, Dental/standards/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Students, Dental/*statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 2008/05/03 09:00
MHDA- 2008/06/18 09:00
CRDT- 2008/05/03 09:00
PHST- 2008/05/03 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/06/18 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/05/03 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 72/5/585 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Dent Educ. 2008 May;72(5):585-92.