Evaluating an e-learning program to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian workers in the MENA region: the Humanitarian Leadership Diploma

Table 4 Learners’ pre and post-test knowledge assessment stratified by course

Courses	Pre-test		Post-test		Paired t test
Courses	M	SD	M	SD	t	df	Sig
Course 1 (n = 25)	59.46	22.16	77.60	11.49	− 2.714	14	.017
Course 2 (n = 21)	78.85	9.76	82.18	8.24	− 1.767	17	.095
Course 3 (n = 19)	51.12	4.30	79.34	3.13	− 5.621	18	.000
Course 4 (n = 20)	40.07	15.83	65.46	18.27	4.447	18	.000
Course 5 (n = 19)	52.63	15.12	77.63	12.28	− 6.673	18	.000
Course 6 (n = 19)	57.04	2.74	82.77	3.08	− 5.463	19	.000
Course 7 (n = 21)	49.52	3.53	87.34	2.96	− 8.101	19	.000
Course 8 (n = 18)	69.41	8.80	84.49	11.52	− 5.409	17	.000

Bolder numbers in the table point towards statistical results that are significant (all numbers that are < 0.05)
Course 1 = Project Management in humanitarian settings; course 2 = Humanitarian Programming Monitoring and Evaluation; course 3 = Budgeting and Reporting for Humanitarian Programming; course 4 = Interpersonal Communication Skills for Humanitarian Managers; Course 5 = Mediation and Negotiation in Crisis Settings; Course 6 = Disaster Management: Leading Humanitarian Response; Course 7 = Fundamentals of Humanitarian Action in Practice; Course 8 = Humanitarian Leadership and Coordination

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