Table 2.
Students’ Characteristics and scores on Berlin Questionnaire (N=107)
| Student Characteristics | TBL n=52 |
GD n=55 |
|---|---|---|
| Categorical variables | ||
|
Female gender n (%) |
24 (42.1) | 33 (57.9) |
|
Rank on admission n (%) 1st tertile 2nd tertile 3rd tertile |
17 (32.7) 19 (36.5) 16 (30.8) |
22 (40.0) 19 (34.5) 14 (25.5) |
|
Preferred instruction method n (%) GD TBL Lecturing |
30 (57.7) 17 (32.7) 5 (9.6) |
34 (61.8) 17 (30.9) 4 (7.3) |
| Continuous variables | ||
|
Score on MCAT M (SD) |
509.4 (4.8) | 509.5 (5.3) |
|
Score on FMR M (SD) |
87.4 (6.9) | 88.0 (5.7) |
|
Score on courses excluding FMR M (SD) |
84.3 (5.1) | 83.8 (5.1) |
|
Score on Berlin Questionnaire M (SD) |
80.4 (11.6) | 80.1 (12.1) |
Note. TBL=Team-based learning; GD=group discussions; MCAT=Medical College Admission Test; FMR=Fundamentals of Medical Research course; SD=standard deviation; M=mean