Fostering clinical reasoning in physiotherapy: comparing the effects of concept map study and concept map completion after example study in novice and advanced learners

Table 3 Mean mental effort invested (SD) in the guided learning activity, and 2 × 2 ANOVA results for the effects of learners’ prior ability, learning condition and factor interaction

	Learning condition		Learners’ prior ability		2 × 2 ANOVA
						Main effects		Interaction effect
	Concept map completion	Concept map study	Advanced learners	Novice learners	Statistical value	Learning condition	Prior ability	Learning condition x Prior ability
Mental effort invested (max =9)	7.1 (0.9)	6.3 (1.1)	6.6 (1.0)	6.9 (1.2)	F_(1.57)	9.048	.944	.475
					MSE	9.796	1.076	.515
					P	.004	.323	.493
					η_p ²	.137	.017	.008

MSE represents mean-square error value; η_p ² represents effect size (partial eta square) calculated for all comparisons. Statistically significant p values (p < .05) are presented in bold

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