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Table 5 Comparison of mean scores of knowledge about search operators between intervention and control groups at pre- and posttest

From: Assessing the effect of virtual education on information literacy competency for evidence-based practice among the undergraduate nursing students

Variable

Time Groups

Posttest

Pretest

Mean difference

Statistic ta &p

M ± SD

M ± SD

Knowledge about search operators

Intervention

0.37 ± 0.09

0.67 ± 0.07

0.30

t = 5.08

p = 0.001

 

Control

0.25 ± 0.08

0.34 ± 0.17

0.09

t = 1.21

p = 0.23

 

Statistic tb &

p

t = 1.54

p = 0. 12

t = 8.39

p = 0. 001

  
  1. aPaired t-test
  2. bIndependent t-test