Discipline | Test | Mean | SD | CI |
---|---|---|---|---|
Medicine | Pre-test | 7.73 | 1.03 | 7.16, 8.31 |
Post-test | 9.87 | .35 | 9.67, 10.06 | |
Nursing | Pre-test | 7.17 | 1.33 | 5.77, 8.56 |
Post-test | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0, 10.0 | |
Pharmacy* | Pre-test | 6.72 | 1.71 | 5.87, 7.57 |
Post-test | 9.33 | .69 | 8.99, 9.67 | |
Social Work | Pre-test | 5.0 | 2.0 | -20.41, 30.41 |
Post-test | 9.5 | 0.5 | 3.15, 15.85 | |
Total** | Pre-test | 7.07 | 1.57 | 6.58, 7.57 |
Post-test | 9.63 | 0.58 | 9.45, 9.82 |
Note: Social work students were removed from the discipline specific comparisons.
*ANOVA noted a significant difference in post-tests by discipline [F(2,36)=5.99, p= .006]. Pharmacy students scored significantly less post-test than both medicine (p=.017) and nursing students (p=.03).
**Paired t-test noted significant improvements in knowledge pre- to post-test [t(40)= 10.47, p<.001].
Int J Med Educ. 2018; 9:182-188; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5b30.9a84