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Table 2 Mean differences in test scores, course grades, and cumulative GPA between LONG and SHORT cohorts

From: Front-loading of anatomy content has no effect on long-term anatomy knowledge retention among physical therapy students: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Mean (SD) LONG (n = 38)

Mean (SD) SHORT (n = 34)

p-value

Course Grade Lecture

90.12 (0.09)

90.89 (0.07)

0.596

Course Grade Lab

93.39 (0.04)

91.91 (0.06)

0.123

Cumulative DPT GPA at Post-Test

3.62 (0.20)

3.58 (0.26)

0.428

Pre-Test %

33 (8)

32 (8)

0.516

Post-Test %

50 (10)

53 (9)

0.203

Difference

17 (11)

21 (11)

0.124

Improvement Factor

60 (46)

77 (53)

0.152

  1. Note: Improvement Factor = ((post-test score – pre-test score)/pre-test score)