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Table 1 Demographic Data and Pre-Intervention Survey Results

From: Effectiveness of discovery learning using a mobile otoscopy simulator on knowledge acquisition and retention in medical students: a randomized controlled trial

 

Discovery then Instruction (N = 19)

Instruction then Discovery (N = 19)

Mean age ± standard deviation

23.95 ± 1.64

24.00 ± 2.03

No. 1st year medical school

N = 9

N = 7

No. 2nd year medical school

N = 10

N = 12

No. with prior experience using OtoSim

N = 8

N = 13

No. with prior ENT exposure

N = 16

N = 16

Preferred learning modality

 No. preferring Didactic lectures

N = 3

N = 3

 No. preferring Small tutorials with facilitators

N = 11

N = 10

 No. preferring SRL with readings

N = 3

N = 0

 No. preferring SRL with modules

N = 2

N = 6