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Table 2 Study sample characterization

From: Characterization of medical students recall of factual knowledge using learning objects and repeated testing in a novel e-learning system

 

Total

Control

Experiment

p

Gender

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Female

59 (62.8)

28 (59.6)

31 (65.9)

0.670

Male

35 (37.2)

19 (40.4)

16 (34.1)

 

Course year

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

4th year

44 (46.8)

23 (48.9)

21 (44.7)

0.836

5th year

50 (53.2)

24 (51.1)

26 (55.3)

 

Preferred resource

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Professor texts

36 (38.3)

17 (36.2)

19 (40.4)

0.898

Lecture notes

24 (25.5)

12 (25.5)

12 (25.5)

 

Lecture slides

23 (24.5)

13 (27.7)

10 (21.3)

 

Textbook

11 (11.7)

5 (11.6)

6 (12.8)

 

Computer usage

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Everyday

73 (77.7)

37 (78.2)

36 (76.6)

0.193

Not everyday

21 (22.3)

10 (21.2)

11 (23.4)

 

Grades

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Cellular biology

64 (6)

65 (8)

64 (8)

0.102

Course average

68 (5.5)

69 (5.5)

68 (5.5)

0.433

Daily study hours

Median (IR)

Median (IR)

Median (IR)

 

During semester

3.0 (2.5)

3.0 (2.0)

3.0 (2.0)

0.628

During exam season

9.5 (2.0)

10.0 (2.0)

8.0 (2.0)

0.307

  1. Cellular Biology Grade and Course Average are displayed in a 0-100% grading scale. SD - Standard Deviation; IR - Interquartile range.