Research Article

Near-Peer Teaching and Exam Results: The Acceptability, Impact, and Assessment Outcomes of a Novel Biological Sciences Revision Programme Taught by Senior Medical Students

Table 4

Standardised canonical coefficients for the canonical correlation analysis.

Year 1
Set 1 (biological sciences)Canonical coefficient

Cell biology  (MTM) −0.305
Cell signalling and endocrinology  (CEP) 0.077
Neurobiology  (NAS) −0.038
Musculoskeletal  (MJM) −0.213
Respiratory  (IRM) −0.302
Digestive  (DIG) −0.330

Year 1
Set 2  (social sciences)Canonical coefficient

Doctors, Patients and Society  (DPS) −0.680
People, Patients and Populations  (PPP) −0.272
Community Based Medicine 1  (CBM1) −0.074
Integrated Problems  (IP1) −0.152
Learning Medicine  (LEM) −0.019

Year 2
Set 1  (biological sciences)Canonical coefficient

Immunity and Infection  (IIH) −0.145
Cardiovascular  (CVS) −0.319
Renal  (REN) −0.230
Neuroscience  (BAB) −0.065
Reproductive  (RED) −0.292
Cancer  (CAN) −0.098

Year 2
Set 2  (social sciences)Canonical coefficient

Health Services  (HES) −0.388
Decision Making  (DEM) −0.276
Community Based Medicine 2  (CBM2) −0.095
Integrated Problems 2  (IP2) −0.447
Student Project 1  (SP1) −0.145