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Table 1 Group composition for statistical comparisons to test the hypotheses on strength and type of motivation

From: Motivation of medical students: selection by motivation or motivation by selection

Hypothesis 1 To study the influence of motivation on selection the strength and type of motivation of the following two groups were compared

Group 1

Group 2

Selected students

Non-selected students

Y1selection + GE + Y4selection

Y1lottery + Y1top GPA + Y4lottery + Y4top GPA

Hypothesis 2 To study the influence of selection on motivation the strength and type of motivation of the following two groups were compared

Group 1

Group 2

Recently selected students

Non-(recently) selected students

Y1selection + GE

Y1lottery + Y1top GPA + Y4lottery + Y4top GPA + Y4selection

  1. Hypothesis 1: selected students report higher strength and autonomous motivation than non-selected (lottery and top GPA) students
  2. Hypothesis 2: recently selected students report higher strength and autonomous motivation than students who were selected longer ago and non-selected (lottery and top GPA) students
  3. Y1 selection, lottery, top GPA Year 1 students who are recently admitted based on selection procedure, weighted lottery and top GPA respectively
  4. Y4 selection, lottery, top GPA Year 4 students who are admitted longer ago based on selection procedure, weighted lottery and top GPA respectively
  5. GE Graduate Entry students who are recently admitted based on selection procedure