Fig. 3

Comparison of the distribution of points for the three paragraphs in the three analytical stages. Stage 1 (dashed black line): comparison of points’ distribution of the three paragraphs -one point for each two right answers per paragraph-, all 1193 valid responses from Syrian Universities’ students are included. Stage 2 (compound black line): comparison of points’ distribution of the three paragraphs -one point for each right answer per paragraph-, all 1193 valid responses from Syrian Universities’ students are included. Stage 3 (grey line): comparison of points’ distribution of the three paragraphs -one point for each two right answers per paragraph-, all 1484 responses from Syrian and non-Syrian Universities; students were included