Medical students’ perception of the OSCE: development and validation of an instrument to assess formative and summative modalities

Key Points

• The aim is to develop and validate a tool that measures medical students' perceptions of formative and summative OSCEs.
• A new assessment instrument was developed focusing on formative and summative modalities.
• The validation included testing for content validity and reliability among medical students.
• The instrument demonstrated strong content validity with a unidimensional structure.
• Excellent reliability metrics were established, supporting its educational usefulness.