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Introduction to SPSS – Course Evaluation
Office for the Support of Scientific and Technological Research and Innovation (GAPIC)
gapicmail@fm.ul.pt
The 3rd edition of the Introduction to SPSS Course was an initiative of CAML and GAPIC, given the importance of statistics in scientific research and as a means to bridge some difficulties experienced by students and junior doctors in their scientific projects.
The course was taught by means of blending learning, with the online component using the Moodle platform taking place on 6-12 July, followed by two face-to-face sessions held on 9 and 11 July. It was led by Sónia Barroso, who disclosed the potential of statistics in scientific research and made learners familiar with some concepts of statistical theory, providing them with general knowledge to apply it to practice based on SPSS.
Among the 36 applicants, 20 were selected, taking as a criterion the fact they were interns or undergraduate or postgraduate students. The course was attended by male learners (9) and female ones (10), aged between 22 and 33 years (mean age 26 years). About half were holders of the Integrated Master Degree in Medicine and are intern doctors, and the rest were undergraduate, master or doctoral students.
At the beginning of the course, learners evaluated their level of knowledge in statistics and SPSS as being, in general, insufficient or poor. After completion of the course, they assessed it as being adequate or good. Their level of knowledge increased, namely in the use of SPSS and in the application of several statistical procedures using this software. (Table - Level of Learners' Knowledge of Statistics and SPSS at the Start and End of the Course)
At the beginning of the course, learners evaluated their level of knowledge in statistics and SPSS as being, in general, insufficient or poor. After completion of the course, they assessed it as being adequate or good. Their level of knowledge increased, namely in the use of SPSS and in the application of several statistical procedures using this software. (Graphics)
Learners evaluated the course positively, as it enabled them to acquire and/or update basic knowledge of statistics and SPSS. They proposed the organization of a more advanced course covering additional statistical analyses and features of SPSS. (Testimonials)
gapicmail@fm.ul.pt
The 3rd edition of the Introduction to SPSS Course was an initiative of CAML and GAPIC, given the importance of statistics in scientific research and as a means to bridge some difficulties experienced by students and junior doctors in their scientific projects.
The course was taught by means of blending learning, with the online component using the Moodle platform taking place on 6-12 July, followed by two face-to-face sessions held on 9 and 11 July. It was led by Sónia Barroso, who disclosed the potential of statistics in scientific research and made learners familiar with some concepts of statistical theory, providing them with general knowledge to apply it to practice based on SPSS.
Among the 36 applicants, 20 were selected, taking as a criterion the fact they were interns or undergraduate or postgraduate students. The course was attended by male learners (9) and female ones (10), aged between 22 and 33 years (mean age 26 years). About half were holders of the Integrated Master Degree in Medicine and are intern doctors, and the rest were undergraduate, master or doctoral students.
At the beginning of the course, learners evaluated their level of knowledge in statistics and SPSS as being, in general, insufficient or poor. After completion of the course, they assessed it as being adequate or good. Their level of knowledge increased, namely in the use of SPSS and in the application of several statistical procedures using this software. (Table - Level of Learners' Knowledge of Statistics and SPSS at the Start and End of the Course)
At the beginning of the course, learners evaluated their level of knowledge in statistics and SPSS as being, in general, insufficient or poor. After completion of the course, they assessed it as being adequate or good. Their level of knowledge increased, namely in the use of SPSS and in the application of several statistical procedures using this software. (Graphics)
Learners evaluated the course positively, as it enabled them to acquire and/or update basic knowledge of statistics and SPSS. They proposed the organization of a more advanced course covering additional statistical analyses and features of SPSS. (Testimonials)