The digital pen as a novel device to facilitate the feedback process

Background: To improve clinical performance assessment, checklist data should be immediately available to students to offer them detailed feedback and be stored in a database for quality assurance purposes. Aim: To introduce the digital pen as clinical performance assessment tool, report examiner sa...

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Published in:Medical teacher 2011-06, Vol.33 (6), p.497-499
Main Authors: van Hell, Elisabeth A., Kuks, Jan B. M., Dekker, Martha J., Borleffs, Jan C. C., Cohen-Schotanus, Janke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automatic Data Processing - methods
Checklists
Clinical Competence
Computers, Handheld
Data collection
Databases, Factual
Educational Measurement - methods
Examiners
Feedback
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Medicine
Netherlands
Quality assurance
Quality control
Schools, Medical
Statistical analysis
Students
Students, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Background: To improve clinical performance assessment, checklist data should be immediately available to students to offer them detailed feedback and be stored in a database for quality assurance purposes. Aim: To introduce the digital pen as clinical performance assessment tool, report examiner satisfaction and explore the utility of generated checklist data for quality assurance purposes. Methods: The digital pen technology transmits examiners' handwritten assessments to a database and exports PDF-files to students' mailboxes. Descriptive statistical analysis of examiner satisfaction and the generated checklist data was performed. Results: The examiners were satisfied with the digital pen. Valuable data were obtained to improve objective structured clinical examination stations and rating criteria, identify training needs for future students and provide examiners with feedback on their rating skills. Conclusion: The digital pen technology is a practical device for sending completed checklists to students and providing valuable data for quality assurance purposes.
ISSN:0142-159X
1466-187X
DOI:10.3109/0142159X.2010.540271