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Table 8 Behavior change in the use of evidence in educational practice. Results of the retrospective pre-post (post-then-pre) self-reported frequency of behaviors related to the use of evidence in teaching, before and after the medical education journal club sessions (n = 22)

From: Eight years’ experience with a Medical Education Journal Club in Mexico: a quasi-experimental one-group study

Behavior

Pre median (IQR)

Post median (IQR)

Effect size (Cohen’s r)

Reflect on the scientific basis of my teaching activities

3 (2)

5 (1)

0.81

Consult published medical education literature to face educational problems

3 (1)

4 (1)

0.85

Identify the relevant methodological aspects in medical education research papers

3 (1)

4 (1)

0.83

Discuss with the students the scientific basis of our educational activities

3 (1)

4 (1)

0.86

Update my knowledge of medical education

3 (2)

5 (1)

0.85

  1. Scale: 1 = Very rarely, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Occasionally, 4 = Often, 5 = Very often
  2. *All pre-post comparisons using Wilcoxon signed-rank test were statistically significant with p < 0.001
  3. IQR = interquartile range