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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of students

From: Puzzle based teaching versus traditional instruction in electrocardiogram interpretation for medical students – a pilot study

 

Traditional

Puzzle

p value

Male (%)

22%

16%

0.32

Age (years)

29

29

0.9

Average experience *

2

2

0.14

Importance of EKG interpretation in career *

5

5

0.86

Prior clinical (%)

28%

50%

0.47

Prior books (%)

100%

66%

0.03

  1. *. 1 = none, 2 = minimal, 3 = some, 4 = a lot, 5 = significant