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Table 1. Needs Analysis in a Career Guidance Program[.8]
Item / Level of satisfactionMean(SD) / Level of importance
Mean(SD) / t / p-value / Needs score / Ranking
Factor 1a)
Self-understanding through psychological test / 2.90 (0.99) / 3.58 (0.99) / -8.834 / 0.000 / 2.46 / 8
Program for major exploration (e.g., camp, briefing session on major, etc.) / 2.49 (0.88) / 3.84 (0.91) / -17.057 / 0.000 / 5.19 / 4
Career counseling program / 2.38 (0.87) / 3.81 (0.89) / -18.815 / 0.000 / 5.46 / 2
Meeting with seniors of various career areas (e.g., statistics, lectures, mentoring, etc.) / 2.50 (0.99) / 3.95 (0.84) / -17.977 / 0.000 / 5.73 / 1
Factor 2b)
Various workshops (e.g., leadership, humanistic education, creative training) / 2.55 (0.91) / 3.32 (1.00) / -9.456 / 0.000 / 2.57 / 7
Small group program for career development (e.g., group for USMLE, study group, etc.) / 2.43 (0.88) / 3.55 (0.95) / -14.214 / 0.000 / 3.95 / 6
Career guidance of professor / 2.79 (1.01) / 3.92 (0.76) / -16.704 / 0.000 / 4.46 / 5
Bridge program with employed senior (e.g., conference, lectures, 1:1 mentoring, etc.) / 2.37 (0.92) / 3.77 (0.87) / -18.166 / 0.000 / 5.26 / 3
Data are presented as mean (standard deviation).
USMLE: United States Medical Licensing Examination. [.9]
a)[.10]Factor 1: Self-understanding and job exploration, b)Factor 2: Course plan and career development.
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Fig. 1. Level of Interpersonal Needs[.12]
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a)p-values from two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) (total inclusion vs. total control vs. total affection), b)p-values from two-way ANOVA (total expressed behavior vs. total wanted behavior). [.13]
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