Scores on examinations for technical and cognitive skills
| Test | Mean group score, % (& SD) | Group difference,* % (& SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | Cognitive | |||
| 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)† | |
↵* None of the differences seen between groups were statistically significant, except for †p = 0.02.
SD = standard deviation