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Table 1 Percentage marks (left) and failure rates (right) in the exam and coursework

From: Follow-up descriptive study of how proportioning marks between coursework and examination affects the performance of students in nursing

Percentage marks

Failure rates

Exam

Coursework

Paired t-test

Exam

Coursework

Odds ratio, P value

51% ± 18

84% ± 9

P < 0.0001

164/379 (43.3%)

6/379 (1.6%)

27.3, P < 0.0001

Laboratories

Communication

 

Laboratories

Communication

 

86% ± 12 (379)

82% ± 12 (379)

P < 0.0001

3/379 (0.8%)

3/379 (0.8%)

1.0, P = 1.0

Exam vs. laboratories

P < 0.0001

Exam vs. laboratories

54.7, P < 0.0001

Exams vs. communication

P < 0.0001

Exams vs. communication

54.7, P < 0.0001

  1. Each value is the mean from 379 students ± SD. Failure rates were number of student with less than 50%/total number of students who passed the unit (percentages). Paired t-tests are between marks, and odds ratio are between failure rates.
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