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Table 3 Examination scores (as %) in years 1 to 4, by gender and self-proposal status

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

Year

Gender

SP

Mean (SE) N

p

Mean (SE) N

p

   

Written

 

OSCE

 

1

F

No

75.3 (1.01) 34

0.438

NA

 

Yes

76.4 (1.01) 64

NA

 

M

No

77.0 (1.26) 27

0.627

NA

 

Yes

77.9 (1.34) 31

NA

 

Overall

No

76.0 (0.79) 61

0.455

NA

 

Yes

76.9 (0.81) 95

NA

 

2

F

No

69.0 (1.21) 34

0.186

73.5 (0.95) 34

0.456

Yes

70.8 (0.76) 65

74.4 (0.78) 65

M

No

69.3 (1.40) 28

0.526

72.3 (0.91) 28

0.550

Yes

68.1 (1.24) 31

71.4 (1.16) 31

Overall

No

69.1 (0.91) 62

0.461

72.9 (0.66) 62

0.585

Yes

70.0 (0.66) 96

73.4 (0.66) 96

3

F

No

72.2 (1.17) 34

0.272

76.7 (0.81) 34

0.171

Yes

73.7 (0.78) 65

78.1 (0.61) 65

M

No

72.4 (1.22) 28

0.908

73.6 (0.97) 28

0.093

Yes

72.2 (1.19) 31

75.8 (0.85) 31

Overall

No

72.3 (0.84) 62

0.379

75.3 (0.65) 62

0.013*

Yes

73.2 (0.66) 96

77.4 (0.51) 96

4

F

No

78.4 (1.00) 30

0.931

72.7 (0.88) 30

0.886

Yes

78.3 (0.80) 47

72.5 (0.75) 47

M

No

77.6 (1.26) 20

0.859

68.8 (1.46) 20

0.039*

Yes

77.9 (1.37) 17

73.3 (1.49) 17

Overall

No

78.0 (0.78) 50

0.911

71.1 (0.83) 50

0.137

  

Yes

78.2 (0.69) 64

 

72.7 (0.67) 64

 
  1. Mean (SE) N of examination scores in Years 1 to 4, by gender and self-proposal status.
  2. SP: self-proposal status.
  3. Yes: self-proposed in either Year 2 and/or Year 3.
  4. No: did not self-propose in either Year 2 or Year 3.
  5. OSCE: Objective Structured Clinical Examination.
  6. *significant at p<0.05.