TABLE 3.
Comparison of assessment setting, structure, and material used before and during Covid‐19 (August–December, 2020)
| Category | Code | Covid‐19 | χ 2 | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before n (%) a | During n (%) a | ||||
| Setting | Laboratory | 158 (93) | 70 (41) | 33.9 | <0.0001 |
| Computer | 6 (4) | 95 (56) | 78.4 | <0.0001 | |
| None | 6 (4) | 6 (4) | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 170 (100) | 171 (100) | 0.002 | 0.957 | |
| Assessment | Practicals | 136 (61) | 123 (54) | 0.653 | 0.419 |
| Oral assessments | 17 (8) | 14 (6) | 0.29 | 0.59 | |
| Written assessments | 18 (8) | 42 (18) | 9.6 | 0.002 | |
| Skill and/or dissection completion | 10 (5) | 8 (3) | 0.222 | 0.637 | |
| Other assessments b | 34 (15) | 35 (15) | 0.014 | 0.904 | |
| None | 7 (3) | 7 (3) | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 222 (100) | 229 (100) | 0.109 | 0.742 | |
| Material | Cadaveric dissection/prosection | 155 (61) | 60 (26) | 42 | <0.0001 |
| Bones, models, plastinates | 41 (16) | 15 (6) | 12.1 | 0.001 | |
| Imaging c | 36 (14) | 127 (54) | 50.8 | <0.0001 | |
| Other d | 16 (6) | 23 (10) | 1.26 | 0.262 | |
| Not applicable | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | |
| None | 4 (2) | 5 (2) | 0.111 | 0.739 | |
| Totals | 256 (100) | 234 (100) | 0.988 | 0.32 | |
Total number of respondents (n = 186); McNemar's test, P < 0.05.
a
Data that were coded as unclear, undetermined, or unreported were not included in the analysis (n = 235).
b
Examples include assignments, integrated assessments, quizzes.
c
Examples of images include medical imaging, photographs of cadaveric material, textbook images.
d
Examples include 3D virtual models, video, and virtual reality.