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Table 3 Summary of the class averages on exams: BMB and all content questions

From: Student performance in medical biochemistry and genetics: comparing campus-based versus zoom-based lecture delivery

Exam	2019	2020
A) BMB Content Only^a	Class average (%) ± STDEV	Class average (%) ± STDEV
BMB 516, Exam 1	81 ± 11	84 ± 11
BMB 516, Exam 2	87 ± 8	85 ± 9
BMB 528, Exam 1	81 ± 10	80 ± 10
BMB 528, Exam 2	86 ± 9	85 ± 8
BMB 528, Exam 3	86 ± 9	84 ± 9
BMB 528, Exam 4	82 ± 10	81 ± 10
B) All Content^b	Class average (%) ± STDEV	Class average (%) ± STDEV
Semester 1, Exam 1	78 ± 10	84 ± 9
Semester 1, Exam 2	83 ± 7	86 ± 7
Semester 2, Exam 1	85 ± 8	84 ± 9
Semester 2, Exam 2	84 ± 8	85 ± 7
Semester 2, Exam 3	84 ± 8	87 ± 8
Semester 2, Exam 4	83 ± 8	84 ± 8

^aEach exam contained assessment items from more than one course; part A analyzed questions from the BMB course. The data are expressed as class average (in %) ± standard deviation (STDEV)
^bPart B provides the class average covering all questions in a particular exam, one part of which contained the BMB questions analyzed in part A. The data are expressed as class average (in %) for the entire exam ± standard deviation (STDEV)

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