Table 1 Comparison in curriculum design between the traditional teaching and the block teaching
Traditional teaching(60–70 lessons) | Block teaching(70 lessons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Basic block(40 lessons) | Intermediate block(20 lessons) | Advanced block(10 lessons) | |
Study design | Descriptive Statistics | Module I: Experimental study | Survival analysis |
Descriptive Statistics | Probability distribution | Experimental study design | Questionnaire design and evaluation |
Probability distribution | Sampling error | Randomization | Psychological measurement |
Sampling error | Hypothesis testing | Sample size estimation | Advanced software practice: SigmaPlot |
Parameter estimation | t-test | Analysis of variance | Advanced software practice: Origin |
Hypothesis testing | Chi-square test | Module II: Observational study | |
t-test | Non-parametric statistics | Observational study design | |
Analysis of variance | Linear correlation and regression | Sampling survey | |
Chi-square test | Statistical table and chart | Multivariate linear regression | |
Non-parametric statistics | Logistic regression | ||
Linear correlation and regression | Module III: Clinical trial | ||
Statistical table and chart | Clinical trial design | ||
Bias | |||
Analysis of variance | |||