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Table 2 Sex and learning experience difference in mean frequency by motivation domain

From: Why do pre-clinical medical students learn ultrasound? Exploring learning motivation through ERG theory

Domain and

   

95%

CI

 

population

M

SD

MD

t

lower

upper

P

Existence by sex

− 0.198

−1.924

− 0.401

0.006

.056

 Male a

.6410

.58051

     

 Female b

.8387

.63229

     

Existence by learning experience

0.253

1.694

−0.424

0.549

.093

 Novice c

.6942

.60337

     

 Experienced d

.9474

.62126

     

Relatedness by sex

0.027

0.365

−0.121

0.175

.716

 Male a

.2692

.44643

     

 Female b

.2419

.43175

     

Relatedness by learning experience

0.068

0.626

−0.147

0.282

.533

 Novice c

.2479

.43361

     

 Experienced d

.3158

.47757

     

Growth by sex

−0.099

−0.727

−0.368

0.170

.468

 Male a

.8205

.67888

     

 Female b

.9194

.92857

     

Growth by learning experience

−0.208

−1.059

−0.597

0.181

.291

 Novice c

.8926

.79374

     

 Experienced d

.6842

.82007

     

Overall by sex

−0.269

−1.778

−0.569

0.030

.078

 Male a

1.7308

.83235

     

 Female b

2.0000

.95814

     

Overall by learning experience

0.113

0.508

−0.326

0.551

.613

 Novice c

1.8347

.90689

     

 Experienced d

1.9474

.84811

     
  1. a. n = 78; b. n = 62; c. n = 121; d. n = 19. M, mean; MD, mean difference; SD, standard deviation