Table 1 Linear mixed effects model: SRPE score as a function of different potential effect factors
From: “Evaluation of a best practice approach to assess undergraduate clinical skills in Paediatrics”
Without CBWE | p-value | With CBWE | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter estimates | Parameter estimates | |||
Fixed effect | Intercept | Intercept | ||
Settinga | ||||
Outpatient | −2.339 | .4387 | −2.444 | .4249 |
Medical ward | + 0.862 | .7761 | + 0.933 | .7614 |
Session Decemberb | + 2.746 | .0008 | + 1.614 | .0487 |
Topic available in e-learning | + 1.808 | .2259 | + 2.048 | .1723 |
Topic covered in seminar session | −0.008 | .9965 | + 0.325 | .8603 |
Slope | ||||
Score CBWE | + 0.276 | <.0001 | ||
Random effects | Standard deviation | Standard deviation | ||
Topic | 2.673 | .0059 | 2.760 | .0029 |
Examiners | 2.765 | .0019 | 2.846 | .0009 |