Research Article

Mobile Learning in a Rural Medical School: Feasibility and Educational Benefits in Campus and Clinical Settings

Table 2

First- and second-year students’ reported use of applications on laptops.

First-year students
Application usage-No. (%)
Second-year students
Application usage-No. (%)
Fisher’s exact test

Microsoft Word50 (80%)29 (61%)P = 0.033*
Microsoft PowerPoint50 (80%)30 (63%)P = 0.079
Microsoft Excel31 (50%)20 (43%)P = 0.561
Reference Manager3 (5%)2 (4%)P = 1.0
EndNote25 (40%)15 (32%)P = 0.425
Skype16 (26%)7 (15%)P = 0.236
iTunes26 (42%)25 (53%)P = 0.235
Other27 (44%)15 (32%)P = 0.239

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No. relates to the number of students from each cohort that reported using each application.