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Table 3 Students pre- and post-survey responses on COVID-19 abilities questions

From: Student-led curricular approaches in medical education: the educational effects of a virtual fundamentals of COVID-19 course

 

COVID-19 Abilities

Pre-Survey

(N = 645)

Post- Survey

(N = 645)

Mean Difference

Effect Size

 

Students' Self-Assessment Ratings

M

SD

M

SD

( ±)

d

A1

I am confident in my ability to recognize the clinical presentation of a patient with COVID-19

3.29

0.85

4.12

0.63

0.83***

.92

A2

I am confident in my ability to outline a treatment course for suspected COVID-19 patients

2.52

0.89

3.82

0.75

1.30***

1.32

A3

I am confident in my ability to identify at-risk populations for poor outcomes with COVID-19

3.54

0.83

4.26

0.60

0.72***

.82

A4

I am confident in my ability to describe disaster medicine principles, including the processes and policies by which community and international agencies interact to coordinate a safe and effective disaster/pandemic response

2.55

0.88

3.94

0.65

1.39***

1.42

A5

I am confident in my ability to identify ways of modifying communication strategies based on the context

3.26

0.88

4.11

0.62

0.85***

.89

 

Abilities Composite Rating Score

3.03

0.64

4.05

0.53

1.02***

1.44

  1. *** p < .001