Table 6 Popular Social Media (SM) activities and educational involvement related to gender and academic year
From: Student usage of open educational resources and social media at a Sri Lanka Medical School
Category | Social Media (SM) | P value |
|---|---|---|
Joining the educational groups vs Academic years | ||
 First year | 43 (82.7%) | 0.7 |
 Second year | 44 (80.0%) |  |
 Third year | 36 (75.0%) |  |
 Fourth year | 41 (71.9%) |  |
 Final year (fifth year) | 39 (86.7%) |  |
Joining the educational groups vs Gender | ||
 Males | 52 (72.2%) | 0.3 |
 Females | 151 (81.6%) |  |
Following medical-related sites, pages and people vs Academic years | ||
 First year | 43 (82.7%) | 0.2 |
 Second year | 45 (81.8%) |  |
 Third year | 30 (62.5%) |  |
 Fourth year | 42 (73.6%) |  |
 Final year (fifth year) | 38 (84.4%) |  |
Following medical-related sites, pages and people vs Gender | ||
 Males | 56 (77.8%) | 0.5 |
 Females | 142 (76.6%) |  |
Academic discussions and sharing information vs Academic years | ||
 First year | 32 (61.5%) | 0.004 |
 Second year | 25 (45.5%) |  |
 Third year | 19 (39.6%) |  |
 Fourth year | 20 (35.1%) |  |
 Final year (fifth year) | 10 (22.2%) |  |
Academic discussions and sharing information vs Gender | ||
 Males | 34 (47.2%) | 0.1 |
 Females | 72 (39.0%) |  |