Table 3.
Student Satisfaction with the On-site and On-line Biostatistics Courses (Section 1)
| Variable | Arm 1 On-site Biostatistics |
Arm 2 On-line Biostatistics |
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 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0.909 |
| The course materials improved/enhanced learning of the subject | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.722 |
| The live talks enhanced learning in courses. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0.001 |
| The course was organized in an appropriate way to learn the concepts outlined in the course objectives | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0.025 |
| Constructive feedback was given during live talks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0.001 |
| Course topics were related to the main ideas in the course | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0.505 |
| Class materials related to the broader context of biomedical research | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 0.059 |
| The course will be valuable to my work in biomedical research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 0.413 |
| The course instructors explained the material clearly. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0.048 |
| The course instructors held my interest during the course | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0.010 |
| The course instructors held my interest during the course | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | < 0.001 |
| The course instructors were accessible/approachable | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | < 0.001 |
1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = somewhat agree; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree
*p values are based on comparisons using chi-squared test for trend. Data with p values below 0.05 are shown in bold.