Table 4

Comparison of exam performance of cohorts with and without access to podcasts.

Range of Marks

Mode

Mean (± SEM)

P value

Pharmacokinetics

No Podcasts

1-5

5

4.2 ± 0.11

0.059

(marked out of 5)

Podcast

2-5

5

4.4 ± 0.09

Autonomic

No Podcasts

2-10

8

8.0 ± 0.21

0.173

Nervous System

(marked out of 10)

Podcast

3-10

9

8.2 ± 0.18

Analgesia

No Podcasts

1-5

4

4.1 ± 0.11

0.001

(marked out of 5)

Podcast

2-5

5

4.5 ± 0.08

Comparison of the range of exam scores, mode exam score and mean exam score obtained by two cohorts of NMP students who had access to pharmacology podcasts (n = 64) and the two previous cohorts of students who did not have access to pharmacology podcasts (n = 70). Statistical comparison of mean exam scores obtained between the two groups of students was performed by t-test.

Meade et al. BMC Medical Education 2009 9:74   doi:10.1186/1472-6920-9-74