Table 1.

Mean pre- and posttest scores and learning gains on the PhAT during Fall 2008 (n = 205) and Fall 2009 (n = 163)

	Absolute scores
	Part A (3 points)	Part B′ (1 point)	Part B″ (2 points)	Part C′ (1 point)	Part C″ (2 points)	Total (9 points)
Fall 2008	Score (± SE)	Score (± SE)	Score (± SE)	Score (± SE)	Score (± SE)	Score (± SE)
Pre	1.00 (± 0.06)	0.31 (± 0.03)	0.01 (± 0.01)	0.79 (± 0.03)	0.04 (± 0.03)	2.14 (± 0.07)
Post	1.79 (± 0.05)	0.23 (± 0.03)	1.20 (± 0.07)	0.91 (± 0.02)	0.27 (± 0.05)	4.41 (± 0.12)
Gain	0.79 (± 0.07)	−0.08 (± 0.04)	1.19 (± 0.07)	0.13 (± 0.03)	0.23 (± 0.05)	2.27 (± 0.14)
Fall 2009
Pre	0.85 (± 0.06)	0.43 (± 0.04)	0.19 (± 0.04)	0.76 (± 0.03)	0.20 (± 0.45)	2.43 (± 0.11)
Post	1.90 (± 0.07)	0.49 (± 0.04)	1.71 (± 0.05)	0.86 (± 0.03)	0.31 (± 0.05)	5.27 (± 0.13)
Gain	1.06 (± 0.08)	0.06 (± 0.05)	1.52 (± 0.06)	0.10 (± 0.04)	0.10 (± 0.06)	2.84 (± 0.15)
	Percent scores
	Part A (3 points)	Part B′ (1 point)	Part B″ (2 points)	Part C′ (1 point)	Part C″ (2 points)	Total (9 points)
Fall 2008	Percent (± SE)	Percent (± SE)	Percent (± SE)	Percent (± SE)	Percent (± SE)	Percent (± SE)
Pre	33.17 (± 1.88)	31.22 (± 3.24)	0.49 (± 0.49)	78.54 (± 2.86)	1.95 (± 0.97)	23.79 (± 0.81)
Post	59.59 (± 1.58)	23.41 (± 2.97)	60.00 (± 3.43)	91.22 (± 1.98)	13.66 (± 2.40)	48.97 (± 1.37)
Gain	26.42 (± 2.16)	−7.80 (± 4.23)	59.51 (± 3.51)	12.68 (± 3.41)	11.71 (± 2.55)	25.18 (± 1.50)
Normalized gaina						30.40 (± 2.78)
Fall 2009
Pre	28.22 (± 1.98)	42.94 (± 3.89)	9.51 (± 2.02)	76.07 (± 3.35)	10.12 (± 2.27)	26.99 (± 1.26)
Post	63.50 (± 2.25)	49.08 (± 3.93)	85.28 (± 2.61)	85.89 (± 2.74)	15.34 (± 2.55)	58.52 (± 1.42)
Gain	35.28 (± 2.55)	6.13 (± 5.41)	75.77 (± 3.15)	9.82 (± 4.19)	5.21 (± 2.97)	31.53 (± 1.68)
Normalized gaina						40.32 (± 2.55)

^aCalculated as (posttest percent − pretest percent)/(100% − pretest percent).