Table 1.

List of study variables and assessment methods and measures.

Variable	Assessment Method	Qualifier
Sex	Student characteristic	Qualitative nominal
Age	Student characteristic	Quantitative discrete
Academic course	Student characteristic	Qualitative ordinal
Previous passive or active experience in gynecological examination	Student characteristic	Quantitative discrete 0 occasions; ≥1 occasion
Self-confidence	Self-administered questionnaire	Quantitative discrete Likert scale (0–10) Not at all confident (0–2), Rarely confident (3–4), Somewhat confident (5–6), Confident (7–8) and Very confident (9–10)
Self-assurance	Self-administered questionnaire	Quantitative discrete Likert scale (0–10) Poor (0–2), Medium (3–4), Good (5–6), Very good (7–8) and Excellent (9–10)
Theoretical-practical knowledge	Multiple choice test	Quantitative discrete Score of 0–10 in 0.5-point steps
Satisfaction	Self-administered questionnaire	Quantitative discrete Likert scale (0–0). Totally dissatisfied (0–2), Dissatisfied (3–4), Neutral (5–6), Satisfied (7–8) and Totally satisfied (9–10)
Achievement of objetives	Self-administered questionnaire	Quantitative discrete Likert scale (0–10) Totally not achieved (0–2), Not achieved (3–4), Neutral (5–6), Achieved (7–8) and Fully achieved (9–10)