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Table 3 Hours spent using various learning resources as reported by students at the end of their attachment.

From: Limitations of student-driven formative assessment in a clinical clerkship. A randomised controlled trial

 

Hours spent on learning resources (> 10 hours = 1, 5–10 = 2, 2–5 = 3, 1–2 = 4, <1 = 5)

Group

Texts

Journal (Paper)

Journal (Web)

Ward1

Lectures

Tutorials

Interactive aids

Internet (non-journal)

Other

A

1 [1-1]

4 [2–5]

3 [2–4]

1 [1-1]

2 [1–3]

1.5 [1–2]

4 [3–5]

4 [2–5]

3 [2–5]

B

1 [1-1]

4 [3–5]

2 [1–3]

1 [1-1]

2 [1–4]

2 [1–2]

5 [4–5]

3 [2–5]

4.5 [1–5]

C

1 [1-1]

4 [3–5]

3 [2–4]

12 [1–2]

2 [2–4]

2 [1–2]

4 [3–5]

4 [3–5]

4 [3–5]

D

1 [1-1]

4 [4–5]

3 [2–4]

1 [1-1]

2 [2–3]

1.5 [1–2]

5 [3–5]

3 [2–4]

5 [5-5]

All groups

1 [1-1]

4 [3–5]

3 [2–4]

1 [1-1]

2 [1–3]

2 [1–2]

4 [3–5]

3 [2–5]

5 [3–5]

  1. 1 = more than 10 hours, 2 = 5–10 hours, 3 = 2 to 5 hours, 4 = 1–2 hours, 5 = less than 1 hour Results are expressed as median [interquartile range]
  2. 1 Indicates significant difference between groups (Kruskal-Wallis test, p < 0.05)
  3. 2 Significant difference between this group and all other groups (One way ANOVA on Ranks, Fishers LSD post hoc test, p < 0.05)