Comparison of the effectiveness of the electronic portfolio and online discussion forum methods in teaching professional belonging and ethical behaviors to nursing students: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Comparison of the mean score of professional belonging and ethical behavior in three stages of the test by study groups (n = 90)

Study groups	Variables	Mean ± SD			F	P-value
Study groups	Variables	Pretest	Immediately after the intervention	Four weeks after the intervention	F	P-value
Control group	Professional belonging	107.66 ± 19.85	108.47 ± 18.90	108 ± 18.05	0.55	0.57
Control group	Ethical behavior	90.8 ± 12.5	90.4 ± 11.2	90.8 ± 11.2	0.46	0.51
Electronic Portfolio group	Professional belonging	103.40 ± 19.17	102.69 ± 7.32	101.78 ± 5.91	13.88	< 0.001
Electronic Portfolio group	Ethical behavior	89.8 ± 11.8	99.9 ± 3.3	101 ± 2.2	17.9	< 0.001
Online Discussion Forum group	Professional belonging	109.20 ± 26.49	89.44 ± 9.66	84.52 ± 9.00	24.64	< 0.001
Online Discussion Forum group	Ethical behavior	80.7 ± 21	101 ± 4.4	104.2 ± 0.8	24.5	< 0.001

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