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Table 1 Means, standard deviations, and Wilcoxon rank-sum results for Test of Knowledge (TOK) data collected to measure student comprehension of in-person and online biological anthropology laboratory content

From: A preliminary analysis of the effectiveness of online practical laboratory delivery using 3D models for higher education courses in biological anthropology

In-Person (n = 16)

Online (n = 11)

  

In-Person (n = 7)

Online (n = 7)

z

p

In-Person (n = 9)

Online (n = 4)

z

p

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

z

p

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

3.63

0.89

3.09

1.38

1.081

0.281

4.14

0.69

3.57

1.397

0.744

0.573

3.22

0.83

2.25

0.95

1.621

0.143

  1. Tests comprised five subject-specific multichoice questions on content covered in the practical lab. Mean scores out of five were calculated for each cohort, with 5/5 representing excellent comprehension of lab content, while scores of 0/5 represent poor comprehension