Difference in Means t Tests for Total Sample for Online Course Experience by Age
| Item | 18-22 | 23-29 | 30-56 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | |
| Online courses easier than traditional courses | 3.26 | 3.36 | −.443 | 3.36 | 3.46 | −.417 | 3.29 | 3.82 | −1.630 |
| (1.02) | (1.25) | (0.87) | (1.37) | (1.07) | (1.13) | ||||
| Traditional courses easier than online courses | 2.79 | 2.81 | −.100 | 2.56 | 3.00 | −1.890 | 2.64 | 3.20 | −1.706 |
| (1.06) | (0.93) | (0.97) | (1.18) | (1.15) | (1.10) | ||||
| Students learn more in traditional courses | 2.05 | 2.12 | −.284 | 2.18 | 2.93 | −2.912** | 1.93 | 3.56 | −4.609*** |
| (1.19) | (1.14) | (1.14) | (1.27) | (1.07) | (1.23) | ||||
| Students learn more in online courses | 3.38 | 3.78 | −1.930 | 3.82 | 3.34 | 2.487* | 3.64 | 2.96 | 2.315* |
| (0.92) | (1.04) | (0.89) | (0.94) | (0.75) | (1.05) | ||||
| Confident I can make good grade in traditional course | 2.47 | 2.12 | 1.224 | 2.08 | 1.76 | 1.216 | 2.29 | 1.57 | 2.242* |
| (1.31) | (1.29) | (1.11) | (1.33) | (0.99) | (1.11) | ||||
| Confident I can make good grade in online course | 2.43 | 2.16 | 1.026 | 2.26 | 1.85 | 1.519 | 2.29 | 1.43 | 3.290** |
| (1.28) | (1.14) | (1.19) | (1.32) | (0.83) | (0.90) | ||||
| Confident I can complete traditional course | 1.89 | 1.47 | 1.689 | 1.62 | 1.56 | .241 | 1.36 | 1.57 | −.644 |
| (1.25) | (0.84) | (1.02) | (1.28) | (0.63) | (1.20) | ||||
| Confident I can complete online course | 2.45 | 1.85 | 2.164* | 2.26 | 1.63 | 2.371* | 2.14 | 1.35 | 2.791** |
| (1.31) | (1.25) | (1.27) | (1.25) | (1.03) | (0.96) | ||||
| More interaction between students in online courses | 3.66 | 3.78 | −.494 | 4.00 | 3.43 | 2.541* | 3.79 | 3.29 | 1.304 |
| (1.08) | (1.04) | (0.89) | (1.19) | (1.25) | (1.31) | ||||
| More interaction with instructor online | 3.55 | 3.91 | −1.342 | 3.97 | 3.48 | 1.946 | 3.86 | 3.22 | 1.659 |
| (1.13) | (1.40) | (1.08) | (1.27) | (1.29) | (1.31) | ||||
| Online courses are too time consuming | 3.16 | 3.30 | −.612 | 3.26 | 3.66 | −2.060* | 2.64 | 3.76 | −3.382*** |
| (0.89) | (1.36) | (0.80) | (0.98) | (0.93) | (1.17) | ||||
| Quality of online courses is not as good as traditional courses | 2.56 | 2.47 | .361 | 2.38 | 3.33 | −3.525** | 2.50 | 3.96 | −3.890*** |
| (0.99) | (1.34) | (1.14) | (1.37) | (1.02) | (1.33) | ||||
| Inconvenient to attend traditional courses | 3.41 | 3.23 | .747 | 3.28 | 2.85 | 1.623 | 2.62 | 2.51 | .245 |
| (1.07) | (1.20) | (1.17) | (1.32) | (1.04) | (1.42) | ||||
| Takes more effort to complete online course | 3.11 | 2.81 | 1.221 | 2.79 | 2.65 | .606 | 2.50 | 2.55 | −.135 |
| (0.99) | (1.38) | (1.03) | (1.23) | (1.09) | (1.27) | ||||
| Technology used in online courses is too advanced for me | 3.72 | 4.44 | −3.092* | 3.87 | 4.48 | −2.690** | 3.57 | 4.68 | −4.559*** |
| (1.09) | (1.01) | (1.20) | (0.99) | (1.02) | (0.79) | ||||
| Would like to see more instructors put materials online | 2.89 | 2.72 | .622 | 2.74 | 2.02 | 2.927** | 2.93 | 1.63 | 3.929*** |
| (1.20) | (1.28) | (1.19) | (1.17) | (1.39) | (1.07) | ||||
| Item | 18-22 | 23-29 | 30-56 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | |
| Online courses easier than traditional courses | 3.26 | 3.36 | −.443 | 3.36 | 3.46 | −.417 | 3.29 | 3.82 | −1.630 |
| (1.02) | (1.25) | (0.87) | (1.37) | (1.07) | (1.13) | ||||
| Traditional courses easier than online courses | 2.79 | 2.81 | −.100 | 2.56 | 3.00 | −1.890 | 2.64 | 3.20 | −1.706 |
| (1.06) | (0.93) | (0.97) | (1.18) | (1.15) | (1.10) | ||||
| Students learn more in traditional courses | 2.05 | 2.12 | −.284 | 2.18 | 2.93 | −2.912 | 1.93 | 3.56 | −4.609 |
| (1.19) | (1.14) | (1.14) | (1.27) | (1.07) | (1.23) | ||||
| Students learn more in online courses | 3.38 | 3.78 | −1.930 | 3.82 | 3.34 | 2.487 | 3.64 | 2.96 | 2.315 |
| (0.92) | (1.04) | (0.89) | (0.94) | (0.75) | (1.05) | ||||
| Confident I can make good grade in traditional course | 2.47 | 2.12 | 1.224 | 2.08 | 1.76 | 1.216 | 2.29 | 1.57 | 2.242 |
| (1.31) | (1.29) | (1.11) | (1.33) | (0.99) | (1.11) | ||||
| Confident I can make good grade in online course | 2.43 | 2.16 | 1.026 | 2.26 | 1.85 | 1.519 | 2.29 | 1.43 | 3.290 |
| (1.28) | (1.14) | (1.19) | (1.32) | (0.83) | (0.90) | ||||
| Confident I can complete traditional course | 1.89 | 1.47 | 1.689 | 1.62 | 1.56 | .241 | 1.36 | 1.57 | −.644 |
| (1.25) | (0.84) | (1.02) | (1.28) | (0.63) | (1.20) | ||||
| Confident I can complete online course | 2.45 | 1.85 | 2.164 | 2.26 | 1.63 | 2.371 | 2.14 | 1.35 | 2.791 |
| (1.31) | (1.25) | (1.27) | (1.25) | (1.03) | (0.96) | ||||
| More interaction between students in online courses | 3.66 | 3.78 | −.494 | 4.00 | 3.43 | 2.541 | 3.79 | 3.29 | 1.304 |
| (1.08) | (1.04) | (0.89) | (1.19) | (1.25) | (1.31) | ||||
| More interaction with instructor online | 3.55 | 3.91 | −1.342 | 3.97 | 3.48 | 1.946 | 3.86 | 3.22 | 1.659 |
| (1.13) | (1.40) | (1.08) | (1.27) | (1.29) | (1.31) | ||||
| Online courses are too time consuming | 3.16 | 3.30 | −.612 | 3.26 | 3.66 | −2.060 | 2.64 | 3.76 | −3.382 |
| (0.89) | (1.36) | (0.80) | (0.98) | (0.93) | (1.17) | ||||
| Quality of online courses is not as good as traditional courses | 2.56 | 2.47 | .361 | 2.38 | 3.33 | −3.525 | 2.50 | 3.96 | −3.890 |
| (0.99) | (1.34) | (1.14) | (1.37) | (1.02) | (1.33) | ||||
| Inconvenient to attend traditional courses | 3.41 | 3.23 | .747 | 3.28 | 2.85 | 1.623 | 2.62 | 2.51 | .245 |
| (1.07) | (1.20) | (1.17) | (1.32) | (1.04) | (1.42) | ||||
| Takes more effort to complete online course | 3.11 | 2.81 | 1.221 | 2.79 | 2.65 | .606 | 2.50 | 2.55 | −.135 |
| (0.99) | (1.38) | (1.03) | (1.23) | (1.09) | (1.27) | ||||
| Technology used in online courses is too advanced for me | 3.72 | 4.44 | −3.092 | 3.87 | 4.48 | −2.690 | 3.57 | 4.68 | −4.559 |
| (1.09) | (1.01) | (1.20) | (0.99) | (1.02) | (0.79) | ||||
| Would like to see more instructors put materials online | 2.89 | 2.72 | .622 | 2.74 | 2.02 | 2.927 | 2.93 | 1.63 | 3.929 |
| (1.20) | (1.28) | (1.19) | (1.17) | (1.39) | (1.07) | ||||
Likert scale for responses: 5 = strongly disagree.
p < .05.
p < .01.
p < .001.
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