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. 2025 Aug 26;25:1204. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07583-z

Table 5.

Correlation between the study variables and the GPA, and between the study variables (n = 94)

Variable GPA Portfolio receptivity Portfolio usefulness Portfolio usefulness scale Portfolio design Feedback and reflection Use of portfolio in assessment
GPA - 0.14 (0.15)* 0.89 (0.02) 0.77 (0.03) 0.76 (0.03) 0.8 (-0.03) 0.78 (-0.03)
Portfolio receptivity 0.14 (0.15) - 0.00 (0.78) 0.00 (0.64) 0.00 (0.68) 0.00 (0.66)

0.00

(0.68)

Portfolio usefulness 0.89 (0.02) 0.00 (0.78) - 0.00 (0.82) 0.00 (0.83) 0.00 (0.75)

0.00

(0.72)

Portfolio usefulness scale 0.77 (0.03) 0.00 (0.64) 0.00 (0.82) - 0.00 (0.76) 0.00 (0.69)

0.00

(0.63)

Portfolio design 0.76 (0.03) 0.00 (0.68) 0.00 (0.83) 0.00 (0.76) - 0.00 (0.77) 0.00 (0.69)
Feedback and reflection 0.8 (-0.03) 0.00 (0.66) 0.00 (0.75) 0.00 (0.69) 0.00 (0.77) -

0.00

(0.83)

Use of portfolio in assessment 0.78 (-0.03) 0.00 (0.68) 0.00 (0.72) 0.00 (0.63) 0.00 (0.69) 0.00 (0.84) -

Numbers shown are the 2-tailed p-value; correlation is significant at the 0.01 level. GPA: grade point average. *P value (Spearman’s correlation coefficient)