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Table 3 Between-and within-group comparisons for mean scores of Autonomous Learning Competencies and its domains (M ± SD)

From: Effects of BOPPPS combined with TBL in surgical nursing for nursing undergraduates: a mixed-method study

Independent Learning Ability

Time

Experimental group (n = 36)

Control group (n = 27)

p-valuea

d

Self-management

Before

34.39 ± 3.263

34.33 ± 3.258

0.947

0.018

After

36.53 ± 3.880

35.33 ± 3.711

0.223

0.316

p-valueb

< 0.001

0.020

——

d

0.597

0.286

Information management

Before

37.69 ± 4.098

37.67 ± 3.942

0.978

0.005

After

40.19 ± 5.518

38.56 ± 3.916

0.194

0.341

p-valueb

0.012

0.090

——

d

0.514

0.227

Learning cooperation

Before

22.53 ± 2.833

22.07 ± 2.303

0.499

0.178

After

25.67 ± 3.680

22.93 ± 3.327

0.003

0.781

p-valueb

< 0.001

0.074

——

d

0.956

0.301

Total score

Before

94.61 ± 6.262

94.07 ± 6.610

0.743

0.084

After

102.39 ± 9.819

96.81 ± 8.562

0.022

0.606

p-valueb

< 0.001

0.002

——

d

0.945

0.358

  1. Note: a: Independent-samples t-test; b: Paired-sample t-test
  2. Abbreviations: M = mean values; SD = standard deviation; d = Cohen’s d.