Table 1 Open-ended essay format questions and rating statement for the collaborative testing format^a

We would like to ask you to elaborate on the following items based on your experience of the physical examination training sessions using the new teaching format. Please give your opinion on:

Your role during the training sessions.

The role of your colleagues during the training sessions.

The role of the clinical skills teacher during the training sessions.

What was the most positive learning aspect of the new teaching format?

What was the most negative learning aspect of the new teaching format?

I preferred the new teaching format over the traditional teaching format (5-point Likert scale: strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree).