Table 3 Number of eligible students who either did not take part in the exam (no-show/sick) or who failed the exam. Chi-squared tests were carried out to compare the numbers between the pre-pandemic and the pandemic exam administrations

2017–2 to 2019–2

In-person

In-person

N = 526

N = 29

N = 32

2020–1

In-person

Remote

N = 116

N = 9 (p = 0.50; χ² = 0.45; df = 1)

N ≤ 6 p ≤ .05^a

2020–2

Remote

In-person

N = 106

N = 8 (p = 0.58; χ² = 0.30; df = 1)

N ≤ 6 p > .05^a

2021–1 to 2022–2

Remote

Remote

N = 347

N = 14 (p = 0.44; χ² = 0.58; df = 1)

N = 16 (p = .47; χ² = 0.51; df = 1)