Term | Winter 2008/2009 | Winter 2008/2009 | Summer 2009 | Summer 2009 | Winter 2009/2010 | Summer 2010 | ANOVA/χ2 test |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of students | 82 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 148 | 66 | |
Teaching format | Lectures | PT | Lectures | PT | SDL | SDL | |
Assessment consequences | Summative | Summative | Formative | Formative | Summative | Formative | |
Age, years | 23.9 (2.4) ± 0.5 | 24.1 (2.7) ± 0.6 | 24.0 (1.8) ± 0.4 | 24.1 (2.4) ± 0.5 | 24.5 (2.6) ± 0.4 | 24.6 (2.7) ± 0.7 | F = 0.920; P = 0.479 |
Percentage score achieved in the ECG entry examination | 26.7 (14.0) ± 3.1 | 26.8 (13.6) ± 3.0 | 20.0 (12.8) ± 2.9 | 20.8 (12.6) ± 2.9 | 25.2 (14.3) ± 2.4 | 24.0 (13.8) ± 3.4 | F = 3.747; P = 0.002 |
Percentage score in the summative end-of-module module examination | 80.3 (8.2) ± 1.8 | 79.6 (8.6) ± 1.9 | 74.6 (8.5) ± 1.9 | 76.6 (7.3) ± 1.7 | 79.8 (9.4) ± 1.6 | 77.2 (9.9) ± 2.4 | F = 5.794; P <0.001 |
Female sex, % (n) | 59.8 (49) | 58.8 (47) | 58.0 (47) | 57.1 (44) | 52.7 (78) | 63.6 (42) | χ2 = 2.646; P = 0.754 |
'I need some external pressure in order to be motivated to learn', % (n) agreement | 45.1 (37) | 38.8 (31) | 44.4 (36) | 40.3 (31) | 31.8 (47) | 33.3 (22) | χ2 = 6.415; P = 0.268 |
'Preferably, I learn those things that will be tested in exams', % (n) agreement | 62.2 (51) | 51.3 (41) | 64.2 (52) | 54.5 (42) | 52.7 (78) | 48.5 (32) | χ2 = 6.364; P = 0.272 |
'In my view, the electrocardiogram (ECG) as an important diagnostic tool', % (n) agreement | 98.8 (81) | 98.8 (79) | 95.1 (77) | 96.1 (74) | 98.6 (146) | 93.9 (62) | χ2 = 6.857; P = 0.231 |
'I am looking forward to learning something about ECG interpretation in this module', % (n) agreement | 93.9 (77) | 92.5 (74) | 87.7 (71) | 89.6 (69) | 87.2 (129) | 87.9 (58) | χ2 = 3.801; P = 0.578 |
'I have read a book on ECG interpretation before', % (n) agreement | 32.9 (27) | 25.0 (20) | 12.3 (10) | 15.6 (12) | 20.3 (30) | 13.6 (9) | χ2 = 15.251; P = 0.009 |
'I have already learned some bits and pieces about the ECG prior to this module', % (n) agreement | 8.5 (7) | 7.5 (6) | 2.5 (2) | 7.8 (6) | 3.4 (5) | 4.5 (3) | χ2 = 5.741; P = 0.332 |
'I expect to be taught all the relevant facts and skills about ECG interpretation during the teaching sessions of the cardiovascular module', % (n) agreement | 74.4 (61) | 85.0 (68) | 84.0 (68) | 90.9 (70) | 88.5 (131) | 89.4 (59) | χ2 = 12.098; P = 0.033 |