Gerald P Whelan, John R Boulet, Danette W McKinley, John J Norcini, Marta van Zanten, Ronald K Hambleton, William P Burdick, Steven J Peitzman
Throughout the 40 year history of standardized patient assessments and OSCEs, there have been numerous advancements, including many that involve scoring the simulated clinical encounters. While there is no clear agreement on how examinees' performance should be documented or scored in an encounter, there is a consensus that several well-chosen SP encounters are required to produce reliable examinee scores. There also continues to be some debate as to who should do the scoring on an SP-based assessment. While logistics and cost will certainly play a role, it is probably best to use the person who is most familiar with the domain being assessed...
May 2005: Medical Teacher