Learning the facts in medical school is not enough: which factors predict successful application of procedural knowledge in a laboratory setting?

Table 1 Correlations between performance in procedural knowledge tests (KFP and PST) and learner characteristics

	Procedural knowledge (KFP + PST)		Strategic knowledge (KFP)		Conditional knowledge (PST)
	r	P	r	P	r	P
Domain specific conceptual knowledge
Result of conceptual knowledge test	0.27	0.017*	0.18	0.100	0.26	0.019*
Learner characteristics
Age	0.09	0.444	0.13	0.266	0.04	0.740
Gender, F/M		0.190		0.141		0.380
Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory		0.361		0.942		0.154
Motivation to learn nephrology	0.12	0.287	0.23	0.040*	0.01	0.911
Intended career as hospital-based doctor		0.009**		0.009**		0.068
Clinical experience
Years of study	0.07	0.561	0.12	0.305	0.02	0.895
Duration of clinical clerkships	0.26	0.023*	0.33	0.003**	0.14	0.218
Cognitive performance
Result of university entrance diploma	−0.07	0.541	0.11	0.380	−0.18	0.130
Percentage of correct answers in NME-I	0.38	0.001**	0.26	0.025*	0.38	0.001**

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