Table 1.

Exam questions used in the study mapped to the problem-based learning (PBL) case week in the Life Protection module and to the 2 cohorts’ PBL modality (linear or decision-PBL; D-PBL) in each week of the module demonstrating a spread of questions over time and between cohorts.

Week	PBL modality		Questions		Topic
	Cohort C1	Cohort C2	Related to D-PBL activity	Unrelated to D-PBL activity
1	Linear PBL	D-PBL	0	1	Leukemia
2	D-PBL	Linear PBL	1	2	Bacterial infection
3	Linear PBL	D-PBL	1	0	Viral infection
4	D-PBL	Linear PBL	2	1	Solid tumors
5	Linear PBL	D-PBL	1	0	Allergies