Table 3.

Subjective learning gain reported by the undergraduates

Items		Intervention n = 46 Control n = 42	Mean learning gain in points	Mean learning gain in percent	p (difference in points)	p (difference in percent)
1*	I feel confident to provide BLS	Intervention	2.99	48.32	.026	.067
		Control	2.52	24.89
2*	I feel confident to detect an irregular breathing	Intervention	2.87	33.60	.028	.298
		Control	2.4	16.53
3*	I feel confident to detect a cardiac arrest	Intervention	3.06	48.73	< .001	.043
		Control	2.29	13.64
4*	I feel confident to clear the patient´s airway	Intervention	3.07	55.68	.003	.027
		Control	2.34	24.32
5*	I feel confident to provide mask ventilation	Intervention	2.98	44.77	< .001	.032
		Control	1.71	9.67
6*	I feel confident to perform high quality chest compressions	Intervention	2.89	51.50	.001	.015
		Control	2.16	16.58
7*	I feel confident with the use of the AED	Intervention	3.53	74.33	< .001	.001
		Control	2.36	27.07
8	I feel confident about the correct sequence of treatments of BLS	Intervention	2.76	36.77	.421	.938
		Control	2.59	35.71
9*	A person lies motionless on the street. I feel confident being able to provide BLS	Intervention	2.86	38.20	.007	.345
		Control	2.31	24.98
10*	The patient lies motionless in his bed. I feel confident being able to provide BLS	Intervention	3.00	45.80	< .001	.108
		Control	2.13	23.43
11*	I feel able to lead BLS in a team	Intervention	2.76	50.21	< .001	.022
		Control	1.72	18.73

* marks the items for which the students reported significant different learning gains and are pairwise comparisons. Abbreviations. BLS = Basic life support. AED = Automatic external defibrillator