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Table 1 Group comparisons for preference of learning modalities

From: Multimodal teaching methods for students in dentistry: a replacement for traditional teaching or a valuable addition? A three-year prospective cohort study

Online Learning Options

Gender

Course

Clinical/ Preclinical Year

Change Over Time

 

T2

T3

T2

T3

T2

T3

 

Receiving F2F lectures

0.003

(M > F)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

0.001 (NC > C)

p > 0.05

0.05

(T2 > T3)

Receiving lectures online

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

Receiving lectures online and tutorials organised online or F2F

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

Receiving Rec lectures online

0.025

(F > M)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

0.021 (C > NC)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

Receiving Rec online and tutorials organised online or F2F

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

Receiving presentations on VLE

0.038

(F > M)

p > 0.05

0.011

(B > MDS)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

Receiving presentations on VLE and tutorials organised online or F2F

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

Receiving notes on VLE and tutorials organised online or F2F

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

Only receiving notes

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

0.013

(B > MDS)

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

p > 0.05

  1. Brackets denote group preference
  2. M = Males, F = Females; NC = preclinical years, C = clinical years; B = Bachelor degree, MDS = Dental degree
  3. Statistical Test: Mann-Whitney U Test