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Table 2 Mean (SD) knowledge percent scores (top) and mean/median (IQR) confidence scores for each group at the pre-course, post-course and 1-year follow-up time-points

From: Comparing the effectiveness of asynchronous e-modules and didactic lectures to teach electrocardiogram interpretation to first year US medical students

Knowledge

 

Control Group (N = 73)

E-Module Group (N = 112)

PGY1 Group (N = 47)

Pre-course score (%)

38.8 (18.6)

37.9 (20.4)

73.4 (16.2)

Post-course score (%)

66.2 (19.8)

78.0 (16.9)

73.0 (18.2)

1-year follow-up score (%)†

65.7 (21.9)

67.5 (17.6)

81.9 (13.4)

Confidence

 

Control Group (N = 66)

E-Module Group (N = 105)

PGY1 Group (N = 46)

 

Mean

Median (IQR)

Mean

Median (IQR)

Mean

Median (IQR)

Pre-course score

17.8

17 (13.75–21.25)

17.8

18 (14.5–21.5)

27.7

27.5 (24.75-31)

Post-course score

35.0

35 (31.75-39)

34.6

35 (32–38)

29.9

30 (27–32)

1-year follow-up score†

32.8

32 (30.75–37.25)

33.6

33 (30.5–37.5)

31.3

32 (30–33)

  1. †1-year follow-up had smaller sample sizes for knowledge data: Control (N = 50), E-Module (N = 76), PGY1 (N = 36); and confidence data: Control (N = 46), E-Module (N = 69), PGY1 (N = 35)
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BMC Medical Education

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