Table 2. Comparison of self-assessment scores regarding the upper-limb learning objectives between groups.

Learning objectives	Experimental group	Control group	p-value *
	(Peer-assisted dissection)	(Faculty-led dissection)
Describe the fascial compartments delimiting the major muscle groups of the upper limbs.	3.63±0.70	3.21±0.74	0.000
Describe the origin, course and distribution of the major arteries and their branches	3.64±0.64	3.29±0.75	0.002
Describe the courses of the main veins of the upper limbs	3.75±0.74	3.33±0.70	0.000
Describe the organization of brachial plexus, its origin in the neck and continuation to the axilla and upper limb	3.99±0.74	3.08±0.92	0.000
Describe the origin, course and function of the axillary, radial, musculocutaneous, median and ulnar nerves in the arm, fore-arm, wrist and hand	3.51±0.73	3.10±0.84	0.001
Describe the boundaries of the axilla	4.10±0.83	3.17±0.93	0.000
Describe the movements of the pectoral girdle	3.16±0.86	2.77±0.97	0.018
Describe the factors that contribute to the stability of the shoulder joint	3.99±0.75	3.23±0.90	0.000
Describe the anatomy of the elbow joint	3.96±0.73	3.57±0.82	0.001
Describe the anatomy of the wrist	3.75±0.80	3.44±0.86	0.022
Name and demonstrate the movements of the fingers and thumb	3.69±0.91	3.25±0.72	0.001
Describe the position and function of the retinacula of the wrist and the tendon sheaths of the wrist and hand	3.61±0.81	3.48±0.82	0.274

five-point Likert scale; unit: mean±SD

* by Mann–Whitney U-test.