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Table 1 Comparison between students who wrote and who did not write multiple choice questions in General Pathology (second year of Medicine)

From: Randomized study showing the benefit of medical study writing multiple choice questions on their learning

 

Wrote questions (N = 75)

Not wrote questions (N = 121)

P

Gender

 Male

31 (41.3%)

48 (39.7%)

NS

 Female

44 (58.7%)

73 (60.3%)

Results in the exama

 Immunopathology

4.62 (2.83–5.90)

3.34 (2.06–5.13)

0.007

 E & ABb

8.10 (7.15–9.05)

6.67 (4.88–8.10)

<  0.001

 Other topics

6.44 (5.71–7.18)

5.88 (4.83–6.61)

0.004

  1. aOver 10 points
  2. bDisorders of electrolyte and acid-base status