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Table 6 Student Satisfaction with the On-site and On-line Research Ethics Courses (Section 1)

From: A Comparison of Online versus On-site Training in Health Research Methodology: A Randomized Study

Variable

Arm 1

On-line Research Ethics

Arm 2

On-site Research Ethics

P value*

 

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

 

The course content matched the defined course objectives

0

0

1

14

15

0

0

0

7

21

0.046

Materials for the course improved/enhanced learning of the subject.

0

0

1

16

13

0

0

1

8

19

0.077

The case studies were helpful in understanding and applying the ethical principles.

0

0

2

8

20

0

0

0

8

20

0.589

The movie was a helpful tool for understanding and applying principles and concepts of informed consent.

0

1

10

10

9

0

1

3

9

15

0.038

The framework was a helpful tool for understanding and applying ethical principles.

0

0

1

11

18

0

0

1

6

21

0.250

Group Discussion was a helpful tool for understanding and analyzing the issues that arose in the case studies.

0

0

4

11

15

0

0

0

4

24

0.003

The course was organized in an appropriate way to learn the concepts outlined in the course objectives.

0

2

3

9

16

0

0

0

12

16

0.419

Timely feedback was given on assignments.

0

1

3

14

12

0

0

1

12

15

0.197

Constructive feedback was given on assignments.

0

1

4

12

13

0

0

1

13

14

0.344

Course topics were related to the main ideas in the course.

0

0

3

12

15

0

0

0

11

17

0.275

This class was relevant to the broader context of biomedical research.

0

0

1

12

17

0

0

1

6

21

0.165

This course will be valuable to my work in biomedical research.

0

0

2

11

17

0

0

0

3

25

0.005

The course instructors explained the material clearly.

0

0

2

12

16

0

0

0

12

16

0.618

The course instructors held my interest during the course.

0

1

2

14

13

0

0

2

12

14

0.568

The course instructors challenged and motivated me to learn in this course.

0

2

5

11

12

0

0

1

12

15

0.108

The course instructors were accessible/approachable.

0

0

2

15

13

0

0

1

9

18

0.114

  1. 1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = somewhat agree; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree
  2. *p values are based on comparisons using chi-squared test for trend. Data with p values below 0.05 are shown in bold.