TABLE 4.

Mean scores obtained in the tests that evaluate the practical block of the subject: theoretical knowledge test, global practical test and final practical examination score in the different academic years. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Data in the same column is compared using ANOVA with subsequent Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc analysis. (*) denotes statistically significant differences for the theorical knowledge test: * between 2017 and 2018 academic year with the others and ** between 2021 and 2022 academic year with the others; (#) denotes statistically significant differences for the global practical test between 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic years with the others, but there is no difference between each other. (§) denotes statistically significant differences for the final practical examination score: § between 2017 and 2018 academic year with the others and §§ between 2021 and 2022 academic year with the others. In all cases p < 0.05.

Academic year	Number of students	Theoretical knowledge test	Global practical test	Final practical examination score
2017-2018	148	8.09 ± 1.13*	8.70 ± 1.57#	8.24 ± 0.93§
2018-2019	141	7.27 ± 1.28	8.45 ± 1.58#	7.56 ± 0.85
2019-2020	143	7.21 ± 1.15	7.53 ± 1.58	7.29 ± 1.02
2021-2022	179	6.32 ± 1.61**	7.60 ± 1.75	6.64 ± 1.42§§
2022-2023	204	7.07 ± 1.37	7.91 ± 1.41	7.28 ± 1.32