IJME - Comparison of the problem based learning-driven with the traditional didactic-lecture-based curricula

Table 3. Comparison of K1/K2 type questions’ distribution and the measured item difficulty between new and the old curricula students’ performance in the MCQs

Curriculum	n^*	Measured Item Difficulty				^**p-value
		K1-Items		K2-Items
		n^*	Mean ± SD	n^*	Mean ± SD
Old	220	144	0.68 ± 0.24	76	0.56 ± 0.26	0.001
New	225	121	0.67 ± 0.26	104	0.64 ± 0.25	0.545
p-value			0.693		0.036

*Number of MCQs; **Student’s t-test for independent samples

Int J Med Educ. 2016; 7:181-187; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5749.80f5