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Table 1 Student engagement with self-directed learning

From: Outcomes of Irish graduate entry medical student engagement with self-directed learning of clinical skills

Academic year*

2008/09

2008/09*

2009/10*

2009/10**

2010/11**

2010/11

Year of curriculum

2

1

2

1

2

1

Total number of students in class

32

65

61

91

89

99

% engagement with SDL

97%

95%

85%

70%

78%

49%

% students personally booked SDL

47%

41%

43%

26%

35%

26%

% SDL bookings at 2 months before formative OSCE

n/a***

48%

n/a***

31%

n/a***

10%

% SDL bookings at 2 months before summative OSCE

82%

45%

68%

24%

65%

64%

  1. *Same cohort of students progressing from Year 1 to Year 2 of the curriculum.
  2. **Same cohort of students progressing from Year 1 to Year 2 of the curriculum.
  3. ***Formative OSCEs are not held in Year 2.