Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics
Characteristics | Network teaching group | Traditional teaching group | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Group size | 119 | 126 | |
Age, years (mean, SD) | 20.00 ± 0.748 | 19.97 ± 0.867 | 0.76 |
Gender (%) | 0.973 | ||
Male | 14 (11.76) | 15 (11.90) | |
Female | 105 (88.24) | 111 (88.10) | |
Birthplace (%) | 0.872 | ||
Town | 63 (52.94) | 68 (53.97) | |
Village | 56 (47.06) | 58 (46.03) | |
Precourse knowledge questionnaire scores (mean, SD) | 8.07 ± 1.550 | 7.87 ± 1.955 | 0.392 |