Interactive seminars or small group tutorials in preclinical medical education: results of a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Effectiveness of small group tutorials and interactive seminars.

	RCT-participants
	SG	IS	T-test
Outcome	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean Δ	95% CI	P-value
Test takers (N)	48	48
End-of-block test grade (0-10; ≥6 = pass)	6.6 (1.1)	6.6 (1.0)	0.06	-0.36-0.48	0.768
Sub-scores (minimun vs maximum score):
Multiple-choice questions (0-10)	6.3 (1.7)	6.2(1.4)	0.06	-0.58-0.70	0.846
Extended-matching questions (0-10)	25.7 (5.2)	25.8 (5.3)	-0.15	-2.28-1.97	0.887
Open questions orthopaedics (0-23)	15.0 (3.5)	14.1 (3.7)	0.92	-0.56-2.39	0.221
Open questions rheumatology (0-23)	15.9 (4.5)	15.5 (4.2)	0.41	-1.36-2.17	0.649
	Non-RCT participants
	SG	IS	T-test
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean Δ	95% CI	P-value
Test takers (N)	60	30
End-of-block test grade (0-10; ≥6 = pass)	6.8 (1.2)	6.2 (1.3)	0.60	0.47-1.15	0.034
Sub-scores (minimun vsmaximum score):
Multiple-choice questions (0-10)	6.3 (1.5)	5.7 (1.6)	0.52	0.15-1.18	0.126
Extended-matching questions (0-10)	27.1 (5.7)	25.2 (5.1)	1.91	0.54-4.36	0.125
Open questions orthopaedics (0-23)	15.3 (4.5)	13.0 (5.4)	2.32	0.18-4.46	0.034
Open questions rheumatology (0-23)	16.3 (4.5)	15.2 (4.8)	1.09	0.94-3.12	0.288

SG = Small group tutorials; IS = Interactive seminars.
End-of-block test grade = grade received at the final test.; sub-scores = number of points received for the different parts of the test.
Minimum vs maximum score: (min-max) For example: (0-10), minumum score = 0, maximum score = 10

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