| Item of assessment |
Mean (SD) |
t |
p |
| Near-peer tutored |
Staff-tutored |
| Tutorial 1 and 2 |
n=87 |
n=143 |
|
|
| 1. The tutor was competent |
4.13 (0.71) |
4.10 (0.71) |
-0.223 |
0.824 |
| 2. The lessons were enjoyable |
4.36 (0.68) |
4.12 (0.85) |
-2.206 |
0.028 |
| 3. I was able to learn a lot |
4.18 (0.69) |
3.87 (0.88) |
-2.802 |
0.006 |
| 4. I was able to directly apply what I learned |
4.00 (0.73) |
3.76 (0.92) |
-2.227 |
0.027 |
| 5. Theory and practice were well combined |
4.06 (0.81) |
3.83 (0.80) |
-2.052 |
0.041 |
| 6. I would rather have been in a different group |
1.92 (1.21) |
1.85 (1.18) |
-0.452 |
0.652 |
| 7. Group size was optimal |
4.20 (0.76) |
4.15 (0.88) |
-0.427 |
0.670 |
| 8. Interaction between students and teacher was good |
4.49 (0.66) |
4.27 (0.74) |
-2.283 |
0.023 |
| 9. There were many unanswered questions |
2.43 (1.01) |
2.86 (1.10) |
2.992 |
0.003 |
| 10. Time was tight |
2.90 (1.14) |
2.84 (1.19) |
-0.360 |
0.719 |
| 11. The topic was too complex |
2.87 (1.09) |
2.75 (1.02) |
-0.879 |
0.380 |
| Overall |
3.59 (0.41) |
3.49 (0.36) |
-2.009 |
0.046 |
| Tutorial 3 and 4 |
n=83 |
n=150 |
|
|
| 1. The tutor was competent |
4.40 (0.68) |
4.09 (0.79) |
-2.958 |
0.003 |
| 2. The lessons were enjoyable |
4.51 (0.61) |
4.07 (0.95) |
-4.218 |
<0.001 |
| 3. I was able to learn a lot |
4.42 (0.66) |
3.76 (0.97) |
-6.130 |
<0.001 |
| 4. I was able to directly apply what I learned |
4.14 (0.72) |
3.61 (0.88) |
-4.980 |
<0.001 |
| 5. Theory and practice were well combined |
4.22 (0.70) |
3.67 (0.92) |
-5.052 |
<0.001 |
| 6. I would rather have been in a different group |
2.08 (1.40) |
2.09 (1.26) |
0.013 |
0.99 |
| 7. Group size was optimal |
4.24 (0.81) |
4.26 (0.72) |
0.156 |
0.876 |
| 8. Interaction between students and teacher was good |
4.51 (0.63) |
4.20 (0.83) |
-2.973 |
0.003 |
| 9. There were many unanswered questions |
2.38 (1.24) |
2.80 (1.10) |
2.658 |
0.008 |
| 10. Time was tight |
2.52 (1.32) |
2.58 (1.17) |
0.332 |
0.741 |
| 11. The topic was too complex |
2.66 (1.19) |
2.80 (0.98) |
0.975 |
0.330 |
| Overall |
3.65 (0.50) |
3.45 (0.41) |
-3.237 |
0.001 |
Int J Med Educ. 2019; 10:9-15; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5c39.b55b