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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am Surg. 2020 Dec 29;87(12):1946–1952. doi: 10.1177/0003134820983194

Table 3.

Comparison of Resident-Led Problem-based Learning to Faculty Lectures, Stratified by Media of Delivery (In Person or Electronic).

Combined
(n = 19)
Resident-led problem-based learning
(n = 19)
Faculty-led lectures
(n = 19)
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD P
In-person sessions
 Effectiveness to prepare for shelf exam 6.7 ± 2.0 7.2 ± 2.1 6.2 ± 1.7 .148
 Effectiveness to prepare for oral exam 6.9 ± 1.4 7.4 ± 1.2 6.4 ± 1.5 .036
 Overall quality 8.1 ± 1.5 8.9 ± 1.0 7.3 ± 1.4 <.001
Electronic sessions
 Effectiveness to prepare for shelf exam 6.9 ± 1.7 7.2 ± 1.4 6.7 ± 1.9 .326
 Effectiveness to prepare for oral exam 7.2 ± 1.7 7.6 ± 1.2 6.8 ± 2.0 .173
 Overall quality 7.6 ± 1.6 7.9 ± 1.5 7.3 ± 1.8 .229