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Table 4 Change in pre- and post-test in IWB/CRL + CM group and CM-only group

From: Interactive whiteboard use in clinical reasoning sessions to teach diagnostic test ordering and interpretation to undergraduate medical students

 

IWB/CRL sessions

Traditional learning sessions

 

N = 12

N = 11

 

V0

V1

V0

V1

P

Hypothesis proposed (n)

2.33 ± 1.26

2.89 ± 1.36

2.53 ± 1.32

2.98 ± 1.42

T: <  0.001

Diagnostic test ordered (n)

4.25 ± 1.67

4.55 ± 1.73

4.42 ± 1.67

5.76 ± 2.01

G*T: <  0.01

Clear indication specified (n)

1.81 ± 1.81

2.66 ± 2.04

1.58 ± 1.61

2.56 ± 1.91

T: <  0.001

Risk and limits mentioned (n)

0.35 ± 0.70

0.38 ± 0.97

0.71 ± 0.99

0.95 ± 1.43

N.S

Test requirements mentioned (n)

0.17 ± 0.52

0.23 ± 0.70

0.37 ± 0.76

0.68 ± 1.29

T: 0.07

Correspondence between test and hypothesis

 Number of appropriate tests (n)

2.77 ± 1.8

3.47 ± 1.79

2.72 ± 1.55

3.83 ± 2.01

T: <  0.001

 Ratio of appropriate tests

1.32 ± 0.92

1.29 ± 0.64

1.21 ± 0.88

1.33 ± 0.64

N.S

Correspondence between indication and hypothesis

 Number of appropriate tests (n)

1.15 ± 1.35

1.98 ± 1.79

0.98 ± 1.12

1.72 ± 1.43

T: <  0.001

 Ratio of appropriate tests

0.53 ± 0.61

0.70 ± 0.71

0.45 ± 0.56

0.59 ± 0.44

T: 0.07

Correspondence between test and indication

 Number of appropriate tests (n)

1.63 ± 1.65

2.51 ± 1.9

1.33 ± 1.39

2.21 ± 1.72

T: <  0.001

 Ratio of appropriate tests

0.39 ± 0.38

0.52 ± 0.36

0.32 ± 0.31

0.40 ± 0.29

T: < 0.001

Extra-clinical signs found

 Number of true extra-clinical signs (n)

1.63 ± 1.14

2.57 ± 1.72

1.29 ± 1.11

2.05 ± 1.66

T: < 0.001

 Number of extra-clinical signs consistent with the proposed hypothesis (n)

0.60 ± 0.76

1.23 ± 1.07

0.52 ± 0.74

1.07 ± 1.33

T: < 0.001

  1. Change in pre- and post-test in the IWB/CRL+CM group and CM-only group. Data are presented as mean ± SD. T: Time effect. G*T: Group-Time effect. N.S: Not significant