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Table 3 Differences between mean scores of medical students’ (n = 46) professional competencies in four occasions in PBL tutorials. Data were analyzed by one-way repeated measures ANOVA and using Bonferroni test for post hoc comparisons. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation of the mean scores

From: Measuring medical students’ professional competencies in a problem-based curriculum: a reliability study

Competencies

Number of occasions

Effect size (ηp2)

Occasion 1

Occasion 2

Occasion 3

Occasion 4

Interpersonal competencies

3.87 ± 0.84

4.00 ± 0.47

4.35 ± 0.36**

4.11 ± 0.54

0.19

Cognitive competencies

3.74 ± 0.52

3.89 ± 0.52

4.02 ± 0.60*

4.11 ± 0.54**

0.15

Professional behavior

3.77 ± 0.49

3.97 ± 0.47*

4.35 ± 0.36**

4.34 ± 0.41**

0.44

  1. * = p < 0.05 and ** = p = < 0.001