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Table 2 Exam scores and final course scores by semester

From: Effects of a blended learning approach on student outcomes in a graduate-level public health course

Course score component (total possible points)

Baseline, traditional delivery M (SD)

Blended learning semester M (SD)

Effect size for semester differenced

ANCOVA semester effect, controlling for undergraduate GPA F(39 df),partial η2

Exam 1 (15 points)

13.25 (1.35)

13.61 (0.69)

0.35

5.97, p< .05, partial η2= 0.13

Exam 2 (15 points)

13.61 (0.99)

14.10 (0.89)

0.51

14.24, p< .001 partial η2= −0.27

Exam 3 (15 points)

13.76 (0.96)

13.54 (0.53)

−0.29

0.90, p = 0.35 partial η2 = 0.023

Total course point Total (100 points)

91.76 (4.95)

93.92 (2.45)

0.57

12.12, p< .001, partial η2= 0.24

  1. In the data table, means and standard deviations are unadjusted for GPA; significance tests reflect differences controlling for GPA for students for whom a specific undergraduate GPA was available.