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Table 3 Feedback provided by TOSBA in rank order – student survey responses

From: Team Objective Structured Bedside Assessment (TOSBA) as formative assessment in undergraduate Obstetrics and Gynaecology: a cohort study

Rate your feedback from the TOSBAs under the following headings.

It was …

Don’t know

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

Score M SD R

 

Phrased in non-judgemental language

8 (8 %)

1 (1 %)

3 (3 %)

18 (17 %)

44 (42 %)

31 (29 %)

4.04 0.85 0–5

1

Based on directly observed behaviours

11 (11 %)

0 (0 %)

5 (5 %)

10 (10 %)

62 (59 %)

16 (15 %)

3.96 0.71 0–5

2

Based on clear performance criteria

14 (13 %)

1 (1 %)

6 (6 %)

17 (16 %)

52 (50 %)

15 (14 %)

3.81 0.83 0–5

3

Clear as to how to apply feedback in practice

7 (7 %)

0 (0 %)

11 (11 %)

16 (15 %)

53 (50 %)

18 (17 %)

3.80 0.87 0–5

4

Based on specific behaviours

16 (16 %)

0 (0 %)

14 (14 %)

30 (29 %)

34 (33 %)

8 (8 %)

3.42 0.87 0–5

5

Enhanced by receiving written feedback

16 (16 %)

7 (7 %)

19 (18 %)

18 (17 %)

26 (25 %)

17 (17 %)

3.31 1.24 0–5

6

Inclusive of students’ own perceptions

13 (13 %)

3 (3 %)

22 (21 %)

20 (19 %)

40 (38 %)

6 (6 %)

3.26 1.01 0–5

7

Limited to 1–2 items only

14 (14 %)

0 (0 %)

28 (27 %)

25 (24 %)

26 (25 %)

10 (10 %)

3.20 1.01 0–5

8

  1. The score mean (M), standard deviation (SD) and range (R) were calculated from ‘strongly disagree’ (1) to ‘strongly agree’ (5), excluding ‘don’t knows’