Table 1.

Study habits at time of application and in final year and A level results for students taking or not taking an intercalated degree

	BSc			No BSc		Significance (BSc v No BSc)*
	No of students	Mean (SD)		No of students	Mean (SD)
Surface learning score:
Application	839	12.84 (3.49)		1603	13.33 (3.88)	t=−3.04, 2440 df, P=0.0002
Final year	434	13.78 (3.69)		1012	14.07 (3.81)	t=−1.32 1444 df, P=0.187
Deep learning score:
Application	839	21.29 (4.16)		1603	21.10 (4.29)	t=1.02, 2440 df, P=0.307
Final year	434	19.17 (4.32)		1012	18.17 (4.40)	t=4.00, 1444 df, P<0.001
Strategic learning score:
Application	839	23.10 (4.12)		1603	22.75 (4.21)	t=1.93, 2440 df, P=0.053
Final year	434	16.26 (5.11)		1012	14.81 (4.93)	t=5.10, 1444 df, P<0.001
Mean A level grade	890	4.36 (0.641)		1716	4.07 (0.705)	t=9.51, 2604 df, P<0.001
No of A levels	904	3.43 (0.948)		1789	3.34 (1.15)	t=2.05, 2691 df, P=0.041

^*Unpaired t tests.