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Table 2 Comparison of difficulty indices of clinical reasoning questions in quizzes with Instructional strategies TBL and IL as a randomized crossover design

From: Team-based learning versus interactive lecture in achieving learning outcomes and improving clinical reasoning skills: a randomized crossover study

Sixth year (emergency module)

Third-year (endocrinology module)

Variables

Mean difficulty index

Group 1 (N = 19)

Mean difficulty index Group 2 (N = 18)

P-value

Variables

Mean difficulty index

Group 1(N = 17)

Mean difficulty index Group 2 (N = 18)

P-value

Quiz 1

.81 ± .16a

.61 ± .18b

.017#

Quiz1

.76 ± .09a

.61 ± .11b

.04#

Quiz2

.63 ± .13b

.83 ± .11a

 < .001#

Quiz2

.70 ± .14b

.78 ± .10a

.32

  1. a Instructional strategy TBL
  2. b Instructional strategy IL
  3. #statistically significant p-value