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Table 10 The item deleted mean and Cronbach’s if item deleted for attitudes section

From: Development and validation of a tool to assess researchers’ knowledge of human subjects’ rights and their attitudes toward research ethics education in Saudi Arabia

Items

Mean (SD)

Item resulta

Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted

8.1 Research ethics should be taught as a mandatory undergraduate module

4.53 (0.64)

Strongly agree

0.749

8.2 Research ethics should be taught as a mandatory postgraduate module

4.58 (0.65)

Strongly agree

0.718

8.3 All investigators should have some training in research ethics

4.62 (0.66)

Strongly agree

0.727

8.4 I prefer face-to-face as the most effective research ethics teaching methods

4.18 (0.89)

Agree

0.764

8.5 I prefer distance-learning as the most effective research ethics teaching methods

2.95 (1.00)

Neutral

0.848

8.6 I prefer hands-on and case scenarios as a teaching method

4.37 (0.81)

Strongly agree

0.727

8.7 I think is useful to have a research ethics post education exam to assess my knowledge

4.02 (0.81)

Agree

0.731

8.8 I would like to read course materials in advance of the ethics training course

4.05 (0.74)

Agree

0.733

8.9 Research ethics education should be mandatory for health care professionals

4.45 (0.83)

Strongly agree

0.733

8.10 The IRB members should be educated in research ethics

4.76 (0.53)

Strongly agree

0.737

  1. aIf the item mean ranges from 1.00 to 1.79: strongly disagree; from 1.80 to 2.59: disagree; from 2.60 to 3.39: neutral; from 3.40 to 4.19: agree; from 4.20 to 5.0: strongly agree