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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurse Educ Today. 2010 Nov 23;31(6):638–642. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.11.001

Table 4.

Frequencies and Percentages for each Knowledge Item Answered Correctly Pre and Post the Hybrid Web-based Basic Genetics Course


Knowledge Pretest
Knowledge Posttest
N = 127 N=58
n (%) n (%)
Labeling a Pedigree 16 (12.6) 32 (56.1)
Pedigree Inheritance Pattern 60 (47.2) 44 (77.2)*
Genetic Testing 33 (26.0) 25 (43.9)*
ELSIa of Workplace Discrimination 12 (9.4) 14 (24.6)*
Genetics Terminology 17 (13.4) 25 (43.9)*
Inheritance Patterns 6 (4.9) 11 (22.9)**
Probability Calculation 80 (63.0) 46 (79.3)
Risk Identification 101 (79.5) 45 (77.6)
Accessing Genetic Resources 13 (10.2) 24 (41.4)
ELSIa of Genetic Testing in Minors 20 (15.7) 20 (34.5)
*

total N for posttest on this knowledge item was 57.

**

total N for posttest on this knowledge item was 48.

a

ELSI (Ethical Legal and Social Issues)