Data collection and outcome measures
At the end of the semester, an ad hoc questionnaire completed by participants in the study collected several outcomes focused on four dimensions: (a) the integration of research knowledge related to the theoretical contents; (b) the development of research competencies; (c) the level of self-efficacy about the skills trained; and (d) the RCT procedures. The questions related to the first two dimensions were based on the validated version of the 