Table 4 Analysis of influential factors on the clinical thinking ability in the PBL group
Item | n | Scores (mean ± SD) | t or F value | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 63 | 74.34 ± 14.00 | -0.336 | 0.715 |
Female | 64 | 73.51 ± 11.23 | ||
Birthplace | ||||
City | 74 | 66.38 ± 9.15 | -1.11 | 0.269 |
Countryside | 53 | 64.55 ± 9.20 | ||
Frequency of reading literature | ||||
More than 4 articles per week | 13 | 78.75 ± 14.36 | 15.811 | 0.000 |
2–3 articles per week | 58 | 79.01 ± 10.90 | ||
Less than 1 article per week | 56 | 67.53 ± 11.11 | ||
Time of PBL self-directed learning | ||||
More than 6 h per week | 18 | 80.34 ± 13.45 | 3.498 | 0.018 |
4–6 h per week | 39 | 74.41 ± 11.86 | ||
2–4 h per week | 48 | 73.93 ± 12.52 | ||
Less than 2 h per week | 22 | 67.78 ± 11.43 | ||
PBL performance scores ranking | ||||
Top 30% | 42 | 75.37 ± 12.84 | 3.998 | 0.021 |
Between top 30% and last 10% | 68 | 74.99 ± 12.24 | ||
Last 10% | 17 | 66.05 ± 11.44 |
