Table 1 Analysis of final examination and iRAT scores in an Infectious Disease Course for the full class and students performing in the upper, middle, and lower 33rd percentiles on the final examination

Exam

iRAT Overall

r

iRAT

iRAT

IRAT

iRAT

week 1

week 2

week 3

week 4

86.56 (6.87)

7.74 (1.66)

0.2674**

7.23 (1.69)

8.39 (1.54)**

7.08 (1.78)

8.28 (1.14)**

92.75 (1.46)

8.10 (1.41)

0.0211

7.42 (1.79)

8.88 (1.07)**

7.69 (1.19)

8.38 (1.06)*

88.12 (1.62)

7.74 (1.56)

0.1276

7.26 (1.43)

8.56 (1.21)**

6.89 (1.69)

8.26 (1.29)*

78.76 (6.06)

7.39 (1.91)

0.3552**

7.00 (1.85)

7.73 (2.01)

6.65 (2.21)

8.19 (1.09)*

Exam

iRAT Overall

r

iRAT

iRAT

IRAT

iRAT

week 1

week 2

week 3

week 4

83.40 (7.71)

7.16 (1.83)

0.3289**

6.21 (1.93)

7.37 (1.74)**

6.74 (1.67)

8.32 (1.21)**

91.76 (2.37)

7.82 (1.66)

0.2236*

6.96 (1.84)

8.00 (1.59)*

7.61 (1.42)

8.71 (1.30)**

84.03 (2.36)

7.13 (1.83)

0.0511

5.79 (2.13)

7.63 (1.38)**

6.80 (1.63)

8.27 (1.08)**

74.37 (4.25)

6.54 (1.80)

0.2518**

5.89 (1.64)

6.46 (1.91)

5.78 (1.50)

8.00 (1.18)**

Exam

iRAT Overall

r

iRAT

iRAT

IRAT

iRAT

week 1

week 2

week 3

week 4

85.39 (6.73)

8.02 (1.59)

0.3994**

7.29 (1.55)

8.60 (1.21)**

7.46 (1.84)

8.76 (1.08)**

92.42 (2.16)

8.70 (1.29)

0.0957

7.71 (1.39)

9.32 (0.79)**

8.48 (1.29)*

9.29 (0.90)**

86.22 (1.84)

8.08 (1.45)

0.0703

7.16 (1.53)

8.71 (1.07)**

7.71 (1.57)

8.74 (0.93)**

77.55 (3.94)

7.31 (1.69)

0.2864**

7.00 (1.69)

7.77 (1.20)

6.19 (1.87)

8.26 (1.18)**