Table 5.
Multivariate Analysis of Intercalated Student Performance versus non-intercalated student's performance for different assessment types (all models were based on 861 students)
| Assessment Type |
Exam (Year) |
Mark Band1 | Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted2odds ratio (95% CI) | P-value | Nagelkerke R2 for adjusted model |
| Written | WR4 (4) |
1 |
5.95 (2.71–13.05) |
5.17 (2.03–13.13) |
< 0.001 | 0.394 |
| 2 |
2.19 (1.17–4.10) |
1.69 (0.85–3.38) |
0.137 | |||
| OSCE | OSCE4 (4) |
1 |
2.97 (1.39–6.34) |
2.91 (1.28–6.62) |
0.001 | 0.166 |
| 2 | 1.69 (0.94–3.06) |
1.48 (0.80–2.74) |
0.217 | |||
| OSCE5 (5) |
1 |
2.41 (1.12–5.17) |
2.09 (0.92–4.75) |
0.079 | 0.164 | |
| 2 | 1.17 (0.60–2.29) |
1.07 (0.53–2.16) |
0.844 | |||
| Essay | JP4 (4) |
1 | 1.03 (0.20–5.24) |
1.04 (0.19–5.76) |
0.966 | 0.050 |
| 2 | 0.72 (0.15–3.51) |
0.70 (0.13–3.68) |
0.972 | |||
| JP5:1 (5) |
1 |
4.82 (1.78–13.04) |
5.13 (1.85–14.23) |
0.010 | 0.057 | |
| 2 | 2.51 (0.99–6.37) |
2.40 (0.93–6.20) |
0.071 | |||
| JP5:2 (5) |
1 | 1.10 (0.35–3.49) |
0.78 (0.23–2.66) |
0.689 | 0.068 | |
| 2 | 0.73 (0.24–2.25) |
0.53 (0.16–1.74) |
0.294 |
1 Mark bands were CAS marks 0–11 (base group); 1 = CAS marks 12–17; 2 = CAS marks 18–20
2 Adjusted for maturity, gender, cohort and baseline performance in the 3rd year of the matching exam type