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Peer assessment of resuscitation skills.
Resuscitation. 2008 May; 77(2):211-5.R

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Peer tuition has been identified as a useful tool for delivering undergraduate healthcare training in basic life support. The aim of this study was to test the expansion of the peer tuition model to include peer assessment of performance. The study also sought to establish the attitudes towards peer assessment among the course students and tutors.

METHODS

Students undergoing an end-of-course test in basic life support were simultaneously assessed by peer and faculty assessors, and the reliability of assessment results was measured. Students' and peer assessors' attitudes to peer assessment were also measured, by questionnaire.

RESULTS

In all 162 candidates were assessed by 9 sets of peers and faculty examiners. Inter-observer agreement was high (>95%) for all assessment domains apart from chest compressions (93%). Agreement on the final pass/fail decision was less consistent at 86%, because of the lower pass rate of 71% (115/162) afforded by peer assessors compared with 82% (132/162) by faculty assessors (p=0.0008). Peer assessor sensitivity and specificity were 85% was 90%, respectively, with positive predictive value of 97% and negative predictive value of 57%.

CONCLUSION

Senior healthcare students can make reliable assessments of their peers' performance during an end-of-course test in basic life support. Students preferred peer assessment, and the peer assessment process was acceptable to the majority of students and peer assessors.

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Bucknall V
The Medical School, University of Birmingham, UK.
Sobic EM
No affiliation info available
Wood HL
No affiliation info available
Howlett SC
No affiliation info available
Taylor R
No affiliation info available
Perkins GD
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultCardiopulmonary ResuscitationClinical CompetenceCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateEducational MeasurementFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMalePeer ReviewPredictive Value of TestsSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricStudents, Health Occupations

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18243473

Citation

Bucknall, Vittoria, et al. "Peer Assessment of Resuscitation Skills." Resuscitation, vol. 77, no. 2, 2008, pp. 211-5.
Bucknall V, Sobic EM, Wood HL, et al. Peer assessment of resuscitation skills. Resuscitation. 2008;77(2):211-5.
Bucknall, V., Sobic, E. M., Wood, H. L., Howlett, S. C., Taylor, R., & Perkins, G. D. (2008). Peer assessment of resuscitation skills. Resuscitation, 77(2), 211-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.12.003
Bucknall V, et al. Peer Assessment of Resuscitation Skills. Resuscitation. 2008;77(2):211-5. PubMed PMID: 18243473.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Peer assessment of resuscitation skills. AU - Bucknall,Vittoria, AU - Sobic,Elizabeth M, AU - Wood,Hannah L, AU - Howlett,Sally C, AU - Taylor,Rebecca, AU - Perkins,Gavin D, Y1 - 2008/02/20/ PY - 2007/10/16/received PY - 2007/11/27/revised PY - 2007/12/12/accepted PY - 2008/2/5/pubmed PY - 2008/8/30/medline PY - 2008/2/5/entrez SP - 211 EP - 5 JF - Resuscitation JO - Resuscitation VL - 77 IS - 2 N2 - INTRODUCTION: Peer tuition has been identified as a useful tool for delivering undergraduate healthcare training in basic life support. The aim of this study was to test the expansion of the peer tuition model to include peer assessment of performance. The study also sought to establish the attitudes towards peer assessment among the course students and tutors. METHODS: Students undergoing an end-of-course test in basic life support were simultaneously assessed by peer and faculty assessors, and the reliability of assessment results was measured. Students' and peer assessors' attitudes to peer assessment were also measured, by questionnaire. RESULTS: In all 162 candidates were assessed by 9 sets of peers and faculty examiners. Inter-observer agreement was high (>95%) for all assessment domains apart from chest compressions (93%). Agreement on the final pass/fail decision was less consistent at 86%, because of the lower pass rate of 71% (115/162) afforded by peer assessors compared with 82% (132/162) by faculty assessors (p=0.0008). Peer assessor sensitivity and specificity were 85% was 90%, respectively, with positive predictive value of 97% and negative predictive value of 57%. CONCLUSION: Senior healthcare students can make reliable assessments of their peers' performance during an end-of-course test in basic life support. Students preferred peer assessment, and the peer assessment process was acceptable to the majority of students and peer assessors. SN - 0300-9572 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18243473/Peer_assessment_of_resuscitation_skills_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -