So last Wednesday I ran the third of the mock OSCEs for the year.
It built on the feedback of the first and second (sadly I did not blog the second), and in terms of smoothness I'm happy, with a few points.
Organising
Firstly the organising changed - In the first OSCE I wrote all nine stations, in the second I wrote five and this time around only wrote one.
Advantages:
- Less time on my part
- More variation in approaches
Disadvantages
- They should all have been proof-read, but
- The mark schemes were variable in how readable they were and this was noted by participants. Readability is key as there is a quick turnaround.
Stations
Previously stations were randomly allocated and people got random stations depending on what I had written, this time I allocated topics to different people and so it was easier (as far as dictation goes) to get certain stations ready.
Overall
It ran well, finished almost on time and there were many thank yous at the end. I gained from it and the format seems to work.
