Difference in Means by Number of Online Courses Taken
| Item | Number of Online Courses | F value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-4 | 5+ | ||
| Online courses easier than traditional courses | 3.45 | 3.30 | 3.83 | 2.94 |
| (1.18) | (1.30) | (1.17) | ||
| Traditional courses easier than online courses | 3.12 | 2.58 | 3.32 | 6.77** |
| (1.17) | (1.05) | (1.00) | ||
| Students learn more in traditional courses | 2.39 | 2.35 | 3.73 | 26.38*** |
| (1.25) | (1.15) | (1.12) | ||
| Students learn more in online courses | 3.73 | 3.60 | 2.86 | 13.25*** |
| (0.98) | (1.04) | (0.91) | ||
| Confident I can make good grade in traditional course | 2.03 | 2.14 | 1.44 | 5.52** |
| (1.26) | (1.41) | (1.08) | ||
| Confident I can make good grade in online course | 2.24 | 2.05 | 1.34 | 10.38*** |
| (1.17) | (1.15) | (1.00) | ||
| Confident I can complete traditional course | 1.64 | 1.42 | 1.62 | 0.47 |
| (1.27) | (0.88) | (1.29) | ||
| Confident I can complete online course | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.36 | 1.70 |
| (1.25) | (1.18) | (1.07) | ||
| More interaction between students in online courses | 3.94 | 3.53 | 3.14 | 5.06** |
| (1.00) | (1.32) | (1.26) | ||
| More interaction with instructor online | 4.00 | 3.91 | 3.00 | 11.22*** |
| (1.09) | (1.25) | (1.29) | ||
| Online courses are too time consuming | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.90 | 5.07** |
| (1.02) | (1.30) | (1.05) | ||
| Quality of online courses is not as good as traditional courses | 2.82 | 2.57 | 4.13 | 24.74*** |
| (1.47) | (1.25) | (1.21) | ||
| Inconvenient to attend traditional courses | 3.03 | 3.14 | 2.50 | 3.64* |
| (1.36) | (1.22) | (1.44) | ||
| Takes more effort to complete online course | 2.94 | 2.74 | 2.41 | 2.41 |
| (1.37) | (1.14) | (1.21) | ||
| Technology used in online courses is too advanced for me | 4.41 | 4.51 | 4.62 | 0.63 |
| (0.95) | (0.86) | (0.95) | ||
| Would like to see more instructors put materials online | 2.44 | 2.23 | 1.68 | 5.70** |
| (1.32) | (1.17) | (1.13) | ||
| Item | Number of Online Courses | F value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-4 | 5+ | ||
| Online courses easier than traditional courses | 3.45 | 3.30 | 3.83 | 2.94 |
| (1.18) | (1.30) | (1.17) | ||
| Traditional courses easier than online courses | 3.12 | 2.58 | 3.32 | 6.77 |
| (1.17) | (1.05) | (1.00) | ||
| Students learn more in traditional courses | 2.39 | 2.35 | 3.73 | 26.38 |
| (1.25) | (1.15) | (1.12) | ||
| Students learn more in online courses | 3.73 | 3.60 | 2.86 | 13.25 |
| (0.98) | (1.04) | (0.91) | ||
| Confident I can make good grade in traditional course | 2.03 | 2.14 | 1.44 | 5.52 |
| (1.26) | (1.41) | (1.08) | ||
| Confident I can make good grade in online course | 2.24 | 2.05 | 1.34 | 10.38 |
| (1.17) | (1.15) | (1.00) | ||
| Confident I can complete traditional course | 1.64 | 1.42 | 1.62 | 0.47 |
| (1.27) | (0.88) | (1.29) | ||
| Confident I can complete online course | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.36 | 1.70 |
| (1.25) | (1.18) | (1.07) | ||
| More interaction between students in online courses | 3.94 | 3.53 | 3.14 | 5.06 |
| (1.00) | (1.32) | (1.26) | ||
| More interaction with instructor online | 4.00 | 3.91 | 3.00 | 11.22 |
| (1.09) | (1.25) | (1.29) | ||
| Online courses are too time consuming | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.90 | 5.07 |
| (1.02) | (1.30) | (1.05) | ||
| Quality of online courses is not as good as traditional courses | 2.82 | 2.57 | 4.13 | 24.74 |
| (1.47) | (1.25) | (1.21) | ||
| Inconvenient to attend traditional courses | 3.03 | 3.14 | 2.50 | 3.64 |
| (1.36) | (1.22) | (1.44) | ||
| Takes more effort to complete online course | 2.94 | 2.74 | 2.41 | 2.41 |
| (1.37) | (1.14) | (1.21) | ||
| Technology used in online courses is too advanced for me | 4.41 | 4.51 | 4.62 | 0.63 |
| (0.95) | (0.86) | (0.95) | ||
| Would like to see more instructors put materials online | 2.44 | 2.23 | 1.68 | 5.70 |
| (1.32) | (1.17) | (1.13) | ||
Likert scale for responses: 5 = strongly disagree.
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