Table 4.
Comparison of exam performance of cohorts with and without access to podcasts.
| Range of Marks | Mode | Mean (± SEM) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacokinetics | No Podcasts | 1-5 | 5 | 4.2 ± 0.11 | 0.059 |
| (marked out of 5) | Podcast | 2-5 | 5 | 4.4 ± 0.09 | |
| Autonomic | No Podcasts | 2-10 | 8 | 8.0 ± 0.21 | 0.173 |
|
Nervous System (marked out of 10) |
Podcast | 3-10 | 9 | 8.2 ± 0.18 | |
| Analgesia | No Podcasts | 1-5 | 4 | 4.1 ± 0.11 | 0.001 |
| (marked out of 5) | Podcast | 2-5 | 5 | 4.5 ± 0.08 |
Comparison of the range of exam scores, mode exam score and mean exam score obtained by two cohorts of NMP students who had access to pharmacology podcasts (n = 64) and the two previous cohorts of students who did not have access to pharmacology podcasts (n = 70). Statistical comparison of mean exam scores obtained between the two groups of students was performed by t-test.