Table 6

Difference in Means t Tests for Total Sample for Online Course Experience by Age

Item18-2223-2930-56
Not Taken Online CourseTaken Online Courset ValueNot Taken Online CourseTaken Online Courset ValueNot Taken Online CourseTaken Online Courset Value
Online courses easier than traditional courses3.263.36−.4433.363.46−.4173.293.82−1.630
(1.02)(1.25) (0.87)(1.37) (1.07)(1.13) 
Traditional courses easier than online courses2.792.81−.1002.563.00−1.8902.643.20−1.706
(1.06)(0.93) (0.97)(1.18) (1.15)(1.10) 
Students learn more in traditional courses2.052.12−.2842.182.93−2.912**1.933.56−4.609***
(1.19)(1.14) (1.14)(1.27) (1.07)(1.23) 
Students learn more in online courses3.383.78−1.9303.823.342.487*3.642.962.315*
(0.92)(1.04) (0.89)(0.94) (0.75)(1.05) 
Confident I can make good grade in traditional course2.472.121.2242.081.761.2162.291.572.242*
(1.31)(1.29) (1.11)(1.33) (0.99)(1.11) 
Confident I can make good grade in online course2.432.161.0262.261.851.5192.291.433.290**
(1.28)(1.14) (1.19)(1.32) (0.83)(0.90) 
Confident I can complete traditional course1.891.471.6891.621.56.2411.361.57−.644
(1.25)(0.84) (1.02)(1.28) (0.63)(1.20) 
Confident I can complete online course2.451.852.164*2.261.632.371*2.141.352.791**
(1.31)(1.25) (1.27)(1.25) (1.03)(0.96) 
More interaction between students in online courses3.663.78−.4944.003.432.541*3.793.291.304
(1.08)(1.04) (0.89)(1.19) (1.25)(1.31) 
More interaction with instructor online3.553.91−1.3423.973.481.9463.863.221.659
(1.13)(1.40) (1.08)(1.27) (1.29)(1.31) 
Online courses are too time consuming3.163.30−.6123.263.66−2.060*2.643.76−3.382***
(0.89)(1.36) (0.80)(0.98) (0.93)(1.17) 
Quality of online courses is not as good as traditional courses2.562.47.3612.383.33−3.525**2.503.96−3.890***
(0.99)(1.34) (1.14)(1.37) (1.02)(1.33) 
Inconvenient to attend traditional courses3.413.23.7473.282.851.6232.622.51.245
(1.07)(1.20) (1.17)(1.32) (1.04)(1.42) 
Takes more effort to complete online course3.112.811.2212.792.65.6062.502.55−.135
(0.99)(1.38) (1.03)(1.23) (1.09)(1.27) 
Technology used in online courses is too advanced for me3.724.44−3.092*3.874.48−2.690**3.574.68−4.559***
(1.09)(1.01) (1.20)(0.99) (1.02)(0.79) 
Would like to see more instructors put materials online2.892.72.6222.742.022.927**2.931.633.929***
(1.20)(1.28) (1.19)(1.17) (1.39)(1.07) 
Notes:

Likert scale for responses: 5 = strongly disagree.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.

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