Impact of student choice on academic performance: cross-sectional and longitudinal observations of a student cohort

Table 2 Standard-set examinations in years 2, 3 and 4: factors affecting academic performance

Factor	Significance
Written
Self-proposed in Year 2 and/or Year 3 (SP)	0.141
Year of course	<0.001***
Year 1 examination score	<0.001***
Gender	0.612
Year of course × SP	0.305
Year of course × Gender	0.675
Year of course × Year 1 examination score	<0.001***
SP × Gender	0.006**
SP × Year 1 examination score	0.258
Gender × Year 1 examination score	0.399
OSCE
Self-proposed in Year 2 and/or Year 3 (SP)	0.964
Year of course	0.001**
Year 1 examination score	<0.001***
Gender	0.031*
Year of course × SP	0.375
Year of course × Gender	0.383
Year of course × Year 1 examination score	0.003**
SP × Gender	0.015*
SP × Year 1 examination score	0.648
Gender × Year 1 examination score	0.026*

Significance of factors in GEE analysis of examination scores (Years 2, 3 and 4).
OSCE: Objective Structured Clinical Examination.
***significant at p<0.001.
**significant at p<0.01.
*significant at p<0.05.

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