Pre-course technical skills (average of 2 normal knees) |
| Task-specific checklist | 27 (24) | 26 (26) | −1 (25) |
| Global rating scale | 22 (16) | 19 (19) | −3 (17) |
| End-product analysis | 26 (32) | 15 (15) | −11 (25) |
Postcourse technical skills |
Normal knee | Task-specific checklist | 83 (10) | 83 (13) | 0 (12) |
| Global rating scale | 70 (24) | 72 (14) | 2 (20) |
| End-product analysis | 81 (15) | 80 (17) | −1 (16) |
Arthritic knee | Task-specific checklist | 88 (12) | 77 (14) | −11 (13) |
| Global rating scale | 68 (19) | 62 (17) | −6 (18) |
| End-product analysis | 83 (10) | 78 (25) | −5 (19) |
Difference from pre-course test |
Normal knee | Task-specific checklist | 56 (25) | 57 (28) | 1 (26) |
| Global rating scale | 48 (24) | 53 (19) | 5 (22) |
| End-product analysis | 55 (40) | 65 (26) | 10 (34) |
Arthritic knee | Task-specific checklist | 61 (26) | 51 (21) | −10 (24) |
| Global rating scale | 46 (21) | 43 (24) | −3 (22) |
| End-product analysis | 57 (27) | 63 (24) | 8 (26) |
Cognitive skills (post-course only) |
Multiple-choice | 57 (16) | 62 (10) | 5 (13) |
Error-detection | 57 (20) | 76 (10) | 19 (16)† |