Wolfe, Lissann

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Peer Assessment of  
Veterinary OSCEs 
 
 
Lissann Wolfe, PGDip, FHEA, BA, RVN 
 
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Why Use Peer Assessors? 
 
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• 4 Summative OSCES 
• 14 days 
• Over 100 staff 
• Staff Time + Cost! 
• Impact on clinics 
 
 3 Formative OSCEs 
Method 
• 3 OSCEs, 3 stations  
 
• 51 Peer Assessors (4th 
Year) 
 
• 354 Undergraduates (1st, 
2nd, 3rd Year)  
 
 
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Peer Assessor Training 
 
• Clinical Skill 
• How to assess 
• How to give feedback 
• Role Play 
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Results 
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Students: Post Formative Exam 
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Post Summative Exam 
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• >95% acted on feedback  
     given by PAs 
Peer Assessors 
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Post Formative Exam 
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Negative feedback helps them improve 
I would rather they realised their mistakes and improved 
than just say they all did great 
I don't want them to make the same mistakes twice 
I felt ok being negative, it was for their benefit 
I felt the negatives would benefit them more for the real OSCE 
If the student did really bad I found it 
hard 
It was difficult to be mean and critical It was quite hard to criticise, didn't want to 
demoralise 
Most accepted it well but one person 
looked upset which was harder 
It's nice to be on the other side as its taken 
some of the stress out of the OSCEs 
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I won't stress as much 
I know a little better what assessors 
may be looking for 
I feel calmer and much more aware of 
common mistakes to avoid 
More comfortable with the mark schemes 
and generally feel better about the whole 
process, more relaxed 
Learn how. Do it. 
Teach it. 
I feel more 
confident now 
give me more 
confidence in the OSCE 
situation 
Know exactly what to 
expect from OSCE 
You get to see that everyone makes the 
same mistakes so not to panic 
I understand the exam better 
Know the mark scheme and 
what not to do 
Feel more comfortable with OSCEs 
generally 
Post Summative Exam 
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     Increased confidence                                Common Errors 
 
I found I was a lot more confident in the 
majority of stations. I felt that as second 
years were able to be confident why 
couldn't I be.  
I feel it gave me a better 
understanding of how the stations 
were marked, so I felt more 
confident in my own OSCE exam 
I felt more confident 
because I understood how 
the mark schemes work 
It allowed me to be confident in my 
abilities whist practicing for the 
practical OSCEs 
Watching other students' mistakes 
made me realize what NOT to do. 
It helped me realise what 
mistakes I should avoid, 
having seen the younger 
students make them. 
I felt like a pro at gloving and gowning!  
Especially after seeing all the students 
make different mistakes... it made me extra 
aware of what not to do and what problems 
could arise. 
I learned all the mistakes that 
people often make on it while 
assessing them 
when u see how the students perform, u 
can actually picked up common mistakes 
and explaining to them is like another 
revision session for myself. 
During the summative I felt that I was 
generally more relaxed and made fewer 
stupid mistakes because I understood how 
the assessors mark stations. 
Empathy with Assessors 
 
 
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 It gave me an insight to what it is like on the 
other side, 
Being on the grading side made you aware of how 
the assessors feel while grading. It made the 
process a little less intimidating, however there is 
still the fear of the unknown. 
I felt more at ease knowing the assessors and how 
the mark scheme is awarded and that points can 
still be awarded even if its not perfect 
I felt much more calm after assessing the OSCEs, 
the summative OSCE felt more manageable and I 
finally understood that the assessors are not 
criticizing or judging as they mark you. 
 the assessors felt more 
human 
Conclusions 
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• Students highly rate PAs feedback ability 
• Fairly assessed 
• Provided helpful advice 
• Increased confidence for PAs 
• Clearer understanding of OSCE process 
 
Personally, the best way I learn is by teaching.  The OSCE peer 
assessing is fantastic in my opinion. 
Questions? 
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Peer Assessment of Veterinary OSCEs

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