Table 1 Demographic and educational characteristics of the operating room technology students in the study groups

Age (years)

19.59 ± 0.57

19.79 ± 0.50

261.00^c

0.126

Gender

 Female

11 (40.7)

16 (66.7)

Fisher's exact test

0.093

 Male

16 (59.3)

8 (33.3)

Previous semester’s grade point average (range: 0–20)

17.12 ± 1.25

17.06 ± 1.51

301.50^c

0.671

Number of credits taken in the current semester

19.18 ± 4.26

18.45 ± 1.91

323.00^c

0.985

Final theoretical test score of the course “An Introduction to Surgical Instruments and Equipment” (range: 0–20)

15.01 ± 1.30

15.99 ± 1.83

240.00^c

0.112