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. 2017 Dec 1;17:238. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-1076-z

Table 5.

Mean time on task during the self-study phase (SD), and 2 × 2 ANOVA results for the effects of learners’ prior ability, learning condition and factor interaction

Learning condition Learners’ prior ability 2 × 2 ANOVA
Main effects Interaction effect
Concept map study Concept map completion Novice learners Advanced learners Statistical value Learning condition Prior ability Prior ability x Learning condition
Time on task (min.) 95 (39) 88 (36) 92(44) 91(29) F(1,57) .524 .016 .085
MSE 770.790 24.256 125.251
P .472 .898 .772
ηp 2 .009 <.001 .001

MSE represents mean-square error value; ηp 2 represents effect size (partial eta square) calculated for all comparisons