Table 1. Effectiveness of teaching and facilitation skills (scale of 1= very ineffective to 6=very effective).
| Q. for Yr. 6 student-tutors - Please rate your effectiveness in the following areas by the end of your elective: Q. for Yrs. 1-2 tutees - Please rate how effective you found Yr. 6 students in the following areas: | Yr. 6 student-tutors (n=45) | Yrs. 1&2 Clinical Skills tutees (n=327) | Tutors vs. Yr. 1&2 tutees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean score (/6) | SD | Median score (/6) | Mean score (/6) | SD | Median score (/6) | Independent t-test | Mann - Whitney U | |
| 1. Large group teaching skills | 4.91 | 0.60 | 5.00 | 4.98 | 0.83 | 5.00 | p=0.566 | p=0.250 |
| 2. Large group facilitation skills | 5.00 | 0.64 | 5.00 | 4.94 | 0.81 | 5.00 | p=0.621 | p=0.797 |
| 3. Small group teaching skills | 5.11 | 0.78 | 5.00 | 5.61 | 0.58 | 6.00 | p=0.000 | p=0.000 |
| 4. Small group facilitation skills | 4.89 | 0.94 | 5.00 | 5.57 | 0.57 | 6.00 | p=0.000 | p=0.000 |
| 5. Teaching history–taking skills | 5.20 | 0.59 | 5.00 | 5.38 | 0.64 | 5.00 | p=0.082 | p=0.046 |
| 6. Teaching physical examination skills | 4.98 | 0.97 | 5.00 | 5.43 | 0.74 | 6.00 | p=0.000 | p=0.000 |