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Table 3 Student views by topic, with number of items, mean, standard deviation and p-values

From: Impact of Progress testing on the learning experiences of students in medicine, dentistry and dental therapy

Topic

Topic ID

Items (n)

Mean

StDev

p-value by Factor

Item

Prog: Item

Program

Overall value of Progress Test

A

16

3.310

1.287

<ā€‰0.001

0.019

0.155

Preparation styles

B

9

3.307

1.252

0.350

0.834

0.016

Psychological impact

C

2

2.596

1.241

0.058

0.733

0.023

Test behavior

D

2

2.875

1.229

<ā€‰0.001

0.515

0.009

Test format/implementation

E

1

3.218

1.209

0.199

ā€“

ā€“

Value in assessing knowledge

F

8

3.078

1.217

0.805

0.018

0.201

Value of test preparation

G

2

3.978

1.101

0.104

0.584

0.940

Workload impact

H

3

2.769

1.303

0.104

<ā€‰0.001

0.409