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. 2012 Sep 30;3(2):e127–e137.

Table 4.

Scores of the pre-seminar evaluation in medical students and of all the physicians

Questions Group Scores
Mean (SD) Median
1. The origin of life Physicians Students 3.9 (2.3) (a)
2.9 (2.2)		 3
2
2. Common ancestors Physicians Students 4.4 (2.5)
3.9 (2.8)		 4
3.5
3. Human lineage Physicians Students 3.8 (2.4)
3.1 (2.9)		 3
2
4. Evolution as a feature Physicians Students 4.7 (2.8)
4.6 (2.1)		 5
4.5
5. Biological and social evolution Physicians Students 5.0 (3.1)
5.2 (2.7)		 5
5
6. The concept of adaptation Physicians Students 4.9 (2.9)
6.0 (2.8)		 5
6
7. Adaptive values of symptoms Physicians Students 4.9 (2.7)
5.5 (3.1)		 5
6
8. Design compromises Physicians Students 5.8 (3.0)
6.4 (3.3)		 5
6
9. Hominization Physicians Students 3.6 (2.5) (b)
2.3 (2.2)		 3 (c)
1
10. Proximate and ultimate distinction Physicians Students 3.9 (2.9)
3.1 (2.2)		 3
3
11. Hygiene and prevention Physicians Students 5.4 (3.2)
5.4 (3.0)		 5
5

t (107) = 1.8, p= 0.06;

(b)

t = 2.4, p < 0.05;

(c)

Median χ2 (1) 0 2.5, p = 0.06.