Table 3

Hours spent using various learning resources as reported by students at the end of their attachment.


Hours spent on learning resources (> 10 hours = 1, 5–10 = 2, 2–5 = 3, 1–2 = 4, <1 = 5)

Group
Texts
Journal (Paper)
Journal (Web)
Ward1
Lectures
Tutorials
Interactive aids
Internet (non-journal)
Other

A
1 [1-1]
4 [2–5]
3 [2–4]
1 [1-1]
2 [1–3]
1.5 [1–2]
4 [3–5]
4 [2–5]
3 [2–5]
B
1 [1-1]
4 [3–5]
2 [1–3]
1 [1-1]
2 [1–4]
2 [1–2]
5 [4–5]
3 [2–5]
4.5 [1–5]
C
1 [1-1]
4 [3–5]
3 [2–4]
12 [1–2]
2 [2–4]
2 [1–2]
4 [3–5]
4 [3–5]
4 [3–5]
D
1 [1-1]
4 [4–5]
3 [2–4]
1 [1-1]
2 [2–3]
1.5 [1–2]
5 [3–5]
3 [2–4]
5 [5-5]
All groups
1 [1-1]
4 [3–5]
3 [2–4]
1 [1-1]
2 [1–3]
2 [1–2]
4 [3–5]
3 [2–5]
5 [3–5]

1 = more than 10 hours, 2 = 5–10 hours, 3 = 2 to 5 hours, 4 = 1–2 hours, 5 = less than 1 hour Results are expressed as median [interquartile range]

1 Indicates significant difference between groups (Kruskal-Wallis test, p < 0.05)

2 Significant difference between this group and all other groups (One way ANOVA on Ranks, Fishers LSD post hoc test, p < 0.05)

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