Questions | LTM, n = 120 | Control, n = 123 | P valuea | Effect size (r)b | ||
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Median | Mean + SD | Median | Mean + SD | |||
Before lecture | ||||||
Knowledge of ocular anatomy is good before the anatomy lecture | 3 | 2.72 + 1.14 | 3 | 2.94 + 1.04 | 0.103 | 0.10 |
Good confidence in making differential diagnoses before the anatomy lecture | 2 | 2.05 + 0.88 | 2 | 2.32 + 0.88 | 0.012* | 0.16 |
I perceive the undergraduate ophthalmology course before the lecture to be difficult and challenging | 3 | 3.41 + 0.92 | 3 | 3.34 + 0.82 | 0.634 | 0.03 |
After lecture | ||||||
Knowledge of ocular anatomy is good after the anatomy lecture | 4 | 4.04 + 0.56 | 4 | 3.86 + 0.74 | 0.074 | 0.11 |
Good confidence in making differential diagnosis after the anatomy lecture | 4 | 3.71 + 0.70 | 3 | 3.38 + 0.83 | 0.002* | 0.20 |
I perceive the undergraduate ophthalmology course after the lecture to be difficult and challenging | 3 | 3.05 + 0.92 | 3 | 3.16 + 0.90 | 0.396 | 0.05 |
Overall | ||||||
The anatomy lecture has been useful to my management of common eye conditions. | 4 | 4.06 + 0.63 | 4 | 3.78 + 0.73 | 0.002* | 0.20 |
The anatomy lecture has been useful to me in identifying potential sight and/or life-threatening eye-related conditions. | 4 | 4.18 + 0.69 | 4 | 3.98 + 0.74 | 0.019* | 0.15 |