From: Voluntary vs. compulsory student evaluation of clerkships: effect on validity and potential bias
IM N = 49 | Surgery N = 49 | Pediatrics N = 49 | Ob-Gyn N = 49 | PC N = 49 | Neurology N = 49 | Psychiatry N = 49 | All N = 343 | P | |
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Response Rate [N (%)] | 31(63.3%) | 28(57.1%) | 23(46.9%) | 22(44.9%) | 30(61.2%) | 30(61.2%) | 28(57.1%) | 192(56.0%) | NS |
Average Ratinga Mean (SD) | 53.77(7.92) | 49.70(7.93) | 55.83(7.90) | 56.60(6.59) | 55.33(8.88) | 49.86(9.92) | 52.33(8.92) | 53.19(8.69) | 0.01 |
Presence of Comments [N (%)] | 8(25.8%) | 8(28.6%) | 6(26.1%) | 2(9.1%) | 4(13.3%) | 10(33.3%) | 6(21.4%) | 44(22.9%) | 0.36 |
Aggregate grades of respondents Mean (SD) | 77.51(4.49) | 79.50(2.93) | 79.26(4.16) | 80.11(3.79) | 77.96(4.88) | 78.26(4.32) | 84.60(4.03) | 79.53(4.09) | 0.25 |