Medical Student Exam Performance in Pathophysiology Under Blended vs Traditional Teaching

A comparative study of student academic performance in pathophysiology, conducted by Siyu Zhang and last updated in April 2026. The dataset likely contains results from an experiment comparing a blended teaching model aligned with the Practicing Physician Examination to a traditional lecture method. It is a small dataset of 9.5 KB, stored in an XLS file format.

Use Cases

• Compare student academic performance between blended and traditional teaching groups based on exam scores mentioned in the description
• Analyze the perceived impact of a blended teaching model on exam competence based on student questionnaire responses
• Model the relationship between instructional method and student achievement in a medical education context

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The experimental design is clearly described, comparing an experimental blended learning group to a control traditional lecture group.
• File size is 9.5 KB, indicating a compact and likely focused dataset.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's geographic and institutional scope is not specified.

Provenance

Source

Siyu Zhang via figshare.

Collection Method

Comparative analysis of student academic performance supplemented by a questionnaire survey.

Time Range

The study period is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 17:35:29; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The geographic location of the institution is not specified.