Table 1:Comparison of student's perception of EBP.

Questions United States Malaysia p value
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Q1: Application of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is necessary in the practice of speech-language pathology 4.89 (0.32) 4.63 (0.50) 0.074
Q2: EBP improves the quality of client care 4.68 (0.67) 4.63 (0.50) 0.097
Q3: The research findings published in journals are not very relevant to my clinical practice 4.37 (1.02) 3.31 (0.95) 0.003*
Q4: Clinical practice should be based on what other clinicians and specialists have used as treatment protocols over the years 3.37 (0.90) 3.38 (0.96) 0.983
Q5: During my SLT training, my teacher taught me how to use EBP in clinical practice 4.37 (0.83) 3.13 (1.31) 0.003*
Q6: I have never been exposed to EBP during my SLT training 4.37 (0.96) 3.63 (3.18) 0.339
Q7: I feel like I have learned how to access to EBP after this literature review and presentation activity 4.74 (0.45) 3.5 (0.97) 0.000*
Q8: I feel like this activity help me to understand what is EBP in speech-language pathology field 4.53 (0.84) 3.75 (0.86) 0.011*
Q9: I feel like I have learned other useful skills from my peers after this activity (e.g. information sharing, organization of thoughts, presentation skills) 4.05 (1.27) 3.69 (0.87) 0.338
Q10: I feel like I can continue to use what I have learned from this activity towards my clinical practice 4.37 (1.26) 3.94 (0.85) 0.253
Q11: I enjoy this activity 3.89 (1.37) 3.81 (0.75) 0.832

*significance at p < 0.01.