Table 4.
Summarising students’ performance in the end of block Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) in stations dealing with concepts covered in ILCs vs scores from stations covering concepts discussed in non-integrated classes
| Block | Concept covered |
Academic year 2010/2011 |
Academic year 2011/2012 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station number | Scores in stations covering ILCs mean ± SD | Scores in stations not related to ILCs mean ± SD | Station number | Scores in stations covering ILCs mean ± SD | Scores in stations not related to ILCs mean ± SD | ||
| Nervous system block |
Microbiology, Biochemistry & Pathology |
12 |
1.32 ± 0.58 |
4.08 ± 1.97* |
14 and 15 |
7.59 ± 2.02 |
8.06 ± 1.12** |
| |
|
|
|
|
8.26 ± 2.67 |
|
|
| Gastrointestinal & Haematology block |
Microbiology, Biochemistry & Pathology |
3, 7, 9 10, 11 and 12 |
9.08 ± 1.55 |
8.22 ± 1.40*** |
5, 6, and 9 |
8.69 ± 2.00 |
8.21 ± 1.06# |
| |
|
9.55 ± 2.02 |
|
|
8.01 ± 1.45 |
|
|
| |
|
8.82 ± 1.83 |
|
|
8.94 ± 1.92 |
|
|
| |
|
9.24 ± 1.76 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
9.54 ± 1.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
6.99 ± 3.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Endocrine block |
Biochemistry & Pathology |
12 and 13 |
9.74 ± 0.89 |
9.87 ± 0.76## |
3 and 15 |
9.82 ± 0.92 |
9.84 ± 0.15$ |
| 7.47 ± 1.56 | 9.22 ± 1.33 | ||||||
Means (SD) are shown over two academic years in three blocks.
*P value < 0.009; **P value < 0.420; ***P value <0.342; #P value <0.299; ##P value <0.301; $p value < 0.392.