Table 5 Comparative analysis between basic year (third) and clinical years (fourth, fifth and sixth)
Selected questions | Answer | Basic year (%) | Clinical years (%) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Knowledge of Histology is useful for clinical learning. | Disagree | 6.3 | 7.4 | 0.790 |
Neutral | 17.5 | 15.2 | ||
Agree | 76.2 | 77.4 | ||
2. Histology is only applicable to certain medical specialities. | Disagree | 28.6 | 42.9 | 0.016§ |
Neutral | 22.2 | 19.9 | ||
Agree | 49.2 | 37.2 | ||
5. The teaching of Histology should be clinical oriented, including clinical cases. | Disagree | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0.023§ |
Neutral | 6.3 | 7.1 | ||
Agree | 85.7 | 90.5 | ||
11. Knowledge of Embryology is useful for clinical learning. | Disagree | 20.6 | 15.2 | 0.154 |
Neutral | 31.0 | 26.8 | ||
Agree | 48.4 | 58.0 | ||
12. Embryology is only applicable to certain medical specialities. | Disagree | 17.5 | 37.2 | < 0.001§ |
Neutral | 24.6 | 21.1 | ||
Agree | 57.9 | 41.7 | ||
15. The teaching of Embryology should be clinical oriented, including clinical cases. | Disagree | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.249 |
Neutral | 6.3 | 6.5 | ||
Agree | 87.3 | 90.5 |