Virtual patients versus small-group teaching in the training of oral and maxillofacial surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Average scores obtained by the respective groups in the theoretical tests (76 possible points) and corresponding significance levels

	T0	T1	T2	p-Value T0-T1	p-Value T1-T2	p- Value T0-T2
SGT	30.68 (+ 6,2)	40.32 (+ 7,2)	64.44 (+ 7,3)	0.00003 (F)	< .00001 (F)	< 0.00001 (F)
VP	30.18 (+ 8,7)	60.79 (+ 9,6)	65.24 (+ 7,6)	< 0.00001(F)	0.05 (F)	< 0.00001(F)
p- Value	0.564 (M)	< 0.001 (M)	0.565 (M)
Effect size (Cohens d)	0.066	2.412	0.107

Data are presented as Mean + SD
(F) = Friedman test for repeated test measures
(M) = Mann-Whitney-White U test for ordinally distributed data
(T0) = prio to the intervention, (T1) = directly after the intervention, (T2) = six weeks after the intervention
Significant results were marked in boldface

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