Table 2.
Summary of written scores for trainees participating in their first workshop.a
| Training Session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Nov 2014 | |
| Number of Trainees | 22 | 36 | 6 | 17 |
| Knowledge Methodology | ||||
| Pre-training Materials Num. Exam Questions |
Manual 68 questions |
Manual + Videos 30 questions |
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| Written Examb | Scores | |||
| Median | 60% | 65% | 57% | |
| 95% CI of median | 46–70% | 60–73% | 53–80% | Trainees repeated exam until 90% or higher |
| Mean | 58% | 64% | 64% | |
| SD | 16% | 14% | 12% | |
| 95% CI of mean | 51–65% | 59–68% | 49–79% | |
| Written Exam (P/F)c | N (column %)d | |||
| Passed | 15 (68%) | 29 (81%) | 5 (83%) | NA |
| Failed | 7 (32%) | 7 (19%) | 1 (17%) | |
a
No new trainees participated in December 2013.
b
Pairwise comparisons using both a t-test (parametric) and Mann–Whitney test (non-parametric) showed no differences in written scores by session, p > 0.05 in each case.
c
Pass = 50% correct or greater.
d
Chi-square comparison of proportions showed no significant difference, p = 0.51.