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Table 5 Influence of student characteristics on final evaluation questionnaire

From: Virtual patients: the influence of case design and teamwork on students’ perception and knowledge – a pilot study

Variables

Ideal case duration mean [95%-CI]

More media usage would improve the cases mean [95%-CI]

I could imagine working on similar cases outside of class mean [95%-CI]

I would like a ‘take-home message’ at the end mean [95%-CI]

I read all answer comments thoroughly mean [95%-CI]

I read the ‘expert comment’ (%) mean [95%-CI]

Sex

Male

n.s.

4.2* [4.1; 4.4]

n.s.

5.0* [4.9; 5.2]

n.s.

48%** [44%; 53%]

Female

4.0* [3.9; 4.1]

4.8 [4.7; 4.9]

38% [35%; 41%]

Prior knowledge

No

13.5* [13.1; 13.9]

n.s.

 

4.8 [4.7;4.9]

4.1* [4.0; 4.2]

48%** [45%; 52%]

Yes

12.7 [12.3; 13.2]

5.0* [4.9; 5.1]

3.8 [3.7; 3.9]

33% [30%; 37%]

Age

n.s.

-0.03*1 [-.05;0]

n.s.

n.s.

E-learning experience

0.17*1 [0.07; 0.27]

E-learning interest

0.42*1 [0.07; 0.77]

0.14*1 [0.04; 0.24]

0.27**1 [0.1; 0.36]

0.09*1 [0.00; 0.19]

-0.10*1 [-0.20; 0.00]

 
  1. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.001 1gradient [95%-CI].