Fig. 1

Clerkship students’ self-ratings on the ability to perform a task (I can) and the history in performing a task (I did) as well as the supervisors’ rating on the students´ ability to perform the task (the student can) in relation to a 6-point supervision level scale (1–6). Shown are the results of 13 task of EPA 2. Perform general procedures of a physician. The bars depict the mean plus standard deviation. Significant differences were found in one of the 13 medical procedures (give an infusion, Mixed model, F(2, 65.038) = 5.190, p = 0.008, I can versus I did: p < 0.003, d = − 0.075, I can versus the student can: p = 0.003, d = − 0,494)