It’s what you do, not the way you do it – online versus face-to-face small group teaching in first year medical school

Table 1 Factor Analysis Pattern Matrix^a: Student perception of their learning experiences

Questionnaire item	Factor
Questionnaire item	1	2
Q4 Activities Enhanced Learning	.97	−.13
Q5 Useful for Integrating Knowledge	.92	−.10
Q3 Enhanced Motivation to Learn	.75	.14
Q1 Satisfied with SG Sessions	.63	.28
Q10 Enhanced Wellbeing	.48	.43
Q9 Easy to Make Friends	−.22	*.93*
Q8 Easy to engage with other students	−.06	*.90*
Q6 Easy to contribute to Group	.12	*.59*
Q7 Easy to Engage with Facilitator	.14	*.58*
Q2 Enjoyed Learning Format	.24	.43
Reliability Cronbach’s alpha	.91	*.85*

Extraction Method: Maximum Likelihood. Rotation Method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization. a. Rotation converged in 6 iterations

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