Table 4 Scores (median, 95% confidence interval) on cognitive levels by first-year medical students, third-year medical students and experts (N = 203)
From: Cognitive levels in testing knowledge in evidence-based medicine: a cross sectional study
Cognitive domain levela | Overall sample (N = 203) | First-year students (n = 119) | Third-year students (n = 70) | Experts (n = 14) | P† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Remembering | 4 (4 to 4) | 4 (4 to 4) | 4 (3 to 4) | 5 (3 to 6) | 0.151 |
Understanding | 3 (3 to 3) | 3 (3 to 3) | 2 (2 to 3) | 3 (1 to 4) | 0.043 |
Applying | 2 (2 to 3) | 2 (2 to 3) | 3 (2 to 3) | 4 (1 to 5) | 0.037 |
Analysing | 3 (3 to 3) | 3 (3 to 3) | 3 (3 to 3) | 4 (3 to 4) | 0.074 |
Evaluating | 2 (2 to 2) | 2 (1 to 2) | 2 (1 to 2) | 2 (1 to 4) | 0.105 |
Creating | 2 (2 to 3) | 2 (2 to 3) | 3 (2 to 3) | 2 (1 to 3) | 0.091 |
Total score (0–36) | 14 (13 to 14) | 13 (13 to 14) | 14 (13 to 14) | 18 (11 to 20) | 0.042 |