Peer-assisted ECE produced higher post-test knowledge and OSPE scores than faculty-assisted ECE in one randomized trial¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In Hande et al.'s randomized trial, the peer-assisted ECE group scored higher on post-test knowledge (7.46 vs 3.98, p < 0.001) and OSPE (4.12 vs 2.94, p < 0.001) than the faculty-assisted group. → Gadbail AR 2026

Evidence¶

Gadbail AR 2026¶

Gadbail AR, Gondivkar SM, Yuwanati M, Sonone A, Dhamande M, Panchbhai A, Sarode SC. (2026). Early clinical exposure in undergraduate dental education: a systematic review of effectiveness, experiences, and outcomes. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08692-z

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review reports, citing Hande et al., that the peer-assisted group "had higher post-test knowledge and OSPE scores in the peer-assisted group" compared with faculty-assisted ECE in a single-center randomized trial (n = 125).

"Hande et al. [8] compared peer-assisted and faculty-assisted ECE and had higher post-test knowledge and OSPE scores in the peer-assisted group."

Discussion¶

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