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Table 2 Median and Kruskal-Wallis Test Results for Approaches to Learning by Group

From: Graduate entry and undergraduate medical students’ study approaches, stress levels and ways of coping: a five year longitudinal study

Baseline
Median Test					Kruskal-WallisTest
					Mean Rank
Approach to Learning		UG	GEMP	p-value	UG	GEMP	p-value
Deep Approach	> Median	29	35	0.006*	57.41	78.84	0.001*
Deep Approach	<= Median	47	21	0.006*
Deep Motive	> Median	30	28	0.228	59.01	76.67	0.008*
Deep Motive	<= Median	46	28	0.228
Deep Strategic	> Median	26	33	0.005*	57.52	78.69	0.002*
Deep Strategic	<= Median	50	23	0.005*
Superficial Approach	> Median	47	18	0.001*	77.31	51.83	0.000*
Superficial Approach	<= Median	29	38	0.001*
Superficial Motive	> Median	40	14	0.001*	77.51	51.55	0.000*
Superficial Motive	<= Median	36	42	0.001*
Superficial Strategic	> Median	45	20	0.008*	75.50	54.29	0.002*
Superficial Strategic	<= Median	31	36	0.008*
*Pooled Annual*
*Median Test*					*Kruskal-WallisTest*
					*Mean Rank*
Approach to Learning		UG	GEMP	*p-value*	UG	GEMP	*p-value*
Deep Approach	> Median	181	101	0.078**	274.84	321.78	0.002*
Deep Approach	<= Median	211	86	0.078**
Deep Motive	> Median	147	94	0.004*	270.11	331.7	0.000*
Deep Motive	<= Median	245	93	0.004*
Deep Strategic	> Median	146	72	0.770	281.6	307.6	0.079**
Deep Strategic	<= Median	246	115	0.770
Superficial Approach	> Median	205	66	0.000*	309.73	248.64	0.000*
Superficial Approach	<= Median	187	121	0.000*
Superficial Motive	> Median	199	85	0.232	307.86	252.55	0.000*
Superficial Motive	<= Median	193	102	0.232
Superficial Strategic	> Median	188	60	0.000*	308.61	250.99	0.000*
Superficial Strategic	<= Median	204	127	0.000*

*Significant with 95% confidence.
**Significant with 90% confidence.

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