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Table 3 Students’ perceptions of the influence of the New Innovative medical Curriculum (NIMC) components on their SDL skills, Aksum University, School of medicine, 2019

From: Students’ perceptions towards self-directed learning in Ethiopian medical schools with new innovative curriculum: a mixed-method study

Class year of students

Curriculum components

PBL tutorial discussion

Content tested

Module objectives

Lectures

Tutors

Reliance on suggested references

Year-1 Mean (SD)

3.5 (1.13)

1.95 (0.52)

2.9 (1.03)

1.9 (0.6)

3.7 (1.04)

1.78 (0.6)

Year-2 Mean (SD)

4.2 (0.77)

2.1 (0.74)

3.8 (0.8)

2.0 (0.8)

4.1 (0.9)

3.2 (0.9)

  1. NB: Ratings were from 1 (minimum) to 5 (maximum)