Table 4

Mean student confidence in reading research, on a Likert scale (1–10)

Phase

Group A Mean Score (95% C.I.)

SD

Group B Mean Score (95% C.I.)

SD

P-value^*

1

6.8 (4.4–8.7)

2.3

6.5 (6.2–7.5)

2.2

0.58

2

7.0 (6.3–7.6)

1.8

7.0 (6.8–8.0)

2.0

0.36

3

7.3 (7.1–8.0)

1.5

7.6 (6.6–8.0)

1.3

0.58

^* based on student t-test

Mills et al. BMC Medical Education 2002 2:2   doi:10.1186/1472-6920-2-2