“Perceptions, expectations and satisfaction levels of occupational therapy students prior to and after practice placement and comparison of practice placement models”

Table 2 Comparison between pre- and post-placement scores of all students

Categories	N	Pre	Post	t (154)	Cohen’s d	p
Categories	N	M (SD)	M (SD)	t (154)	Cohen’s d	p
Settings and supervision	155	4.37 (.45)	4.12 (.68)	3.96	.44	<.001
Personal skills	155	4.06 (.38)	4.34 (.38)	7.825	.737	<.001
Professional skills	155	3.46 (.55)	4.05 (.45)	14.24	1.17	<.001

Note. M = mean, SD = standard deviation, t(df) = Paired sample t-tests, Cohen’s d = effect size