To observe or not to observe peers when learning physical examination skills; that is the question

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Table 1 Mean performance scores standard deviations and p-value

	N	Mean	SD	P-value
Single-condition	65	76.23	10.64	0.004
Multiple-students condition	120	80.85	10.30	0.004
No observation group*	108	75.90	10.52	< .001
Observation group**	77	83.90	8.92

* Students from the single condition and the first students of the multiple-students condition formed the “no observation group”.
** The second and third students of the multiple-students conditions formed the “observation group”.

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