Difference in Means t Tests for Total Sample for Online Course Experience by Sex
| Item | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | |
| Online courses easier than traditional courses | 3.25 | 3.70 | −2.581* | 3.37 | 3.52 | −.649 |
| (0.95) | (1.09) | (1.02) | (1.35) | |||
| Traditional courses easier than online courses | 2.75 | 2.92 | −.946 | 2.61 | 3.16 | −2.714** |
| (0.93) | (1.10) | (1.18) | (1.10) | |||
| Students learn more in traditional courses | 2.40 | 3.14 | −3.343** | 1.61 | 2.99 | −6.315*** |
| (1.20) | (1.36) | (0.91) | (1.34) | |||
| Students learn more in online courses | 3.47 | 3.03 | 2.574 | 3.70 | 3.40 | 1.658 |
| (0.91) | (1.05) | (0.89) | (1.04) | |||
| Confident I can make good grade in traditional course | 2.26 | 1.91 | 1.546 | 2.39 | 1.65 | 3.571*** |
| (1.26) | (1.39) | (1.15) | (1.12) | |||
| Confident I can make good grade in online course | 2.34 | 1.67 | 3.205** | 2.38 | 1.77 | 2.966** |
| (1.24) | (1.14) | (1.13) | (1.14) | |||
| Confident I can complete traditional course | 1.91 | 1.45 | 2.255* | 1.46 | 1.62 | −.805 |
| (1.18) | (1.15) | (0.98) | (1.17) | |||
| Confident I can complete online course | 2.33 | 1.62 | 3.271** | 2.37 | 1.51 | 4.223*** |
| (1.30) | (1.20) | (1.22) | (1.10) | |||
| More interaction between students in online courses | 3.69 | 3.42 | 1.368 | 3.93 | 3.44 | 2.236* |
| (1.06) | (1.21) | (1.02) | (1.33) | |||
| More interaction with instructor online | 3.58 | 3.41 | .800 | 3.96 | 3.48 | 2.088* |
| (1.14) | (1.35) | (1.11) | (1.33) | |||
| Online courses are too time consuming | 3.15 | 3.62 | −2.716** | 3.11 | 3.63 | −2.628** |
| (0.87) | (1.11) | (0.90) | (1.19) | |||
| Quality of online courses is not as good as traditional courses | 2.60 | 3.52 | −4.101*** | 2.33 | 3.39 | −4.512*** |
| (1.02) | (1.50) | (1.06) | (1.42) | |||
| Inconvenient to attend traditional courses | 3.12 | 2.79 | 1.476 | 3.51 | 2.80 | 3.061** |
| (1.07) | (1.43) | (1.16) | (1.34) | |||
| Takes more effort to complete online course | 3.03 | 2.72 | 1.667 | 2.78 | 2.57 | .926 |
| (0.98) | (1.16) | (1.09) | (1.36) | |||
| Technology used in online courses is too advanced for me | 3.78 | 4.51 | −3.904*** | 3.72 | 4.60 | −5.150*** |
| (1.11) | (1.00) | (1.13) | (0.85) | |||
| Would like to see more instructors put materials online | 2.66 | 2.02 | 2.980** | 3.11 | 1.98 | 5.346*** |
| (1.15) | (1.33) | (1.25) | (1.14) | |||
| Item | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | Not Taken Online Course | Taken Online Course | t Value | |
| Online courses easier than traditional courses | 3.25 | 3.70 | −2.581 | 3.37 | 3.52 | −.649 |
| (0.95) | (1.09) | (1.02) | (1.35) | |||
| Traditional courses easier than online courses | 2.75 | 2.92 | −.946 | 2.61 | 3.16 | −2.714 |
| (0.93) | (1.10) | (1.18) | (1.10) | |||
| Students learn more in traditional courses | 2.40 | 3.14 | −3.343 | 1.61 | 2.99 | −6.315 |
| (1.20) | (1.36) | (0.91) | (1.34) | |||
| Students learn more in online courses | 3.47 | 3.03 | 2.574 | 3.70 | 3.40 | 1.658 |
| (0.91) | (1.05) | (0.89) | (1.04) | |||
| Confident I can make good grade in traditional course | 2.26 | 1.91 | 1.546 | 2.39 | 1.65 | 3.571 |
| (1.26) | (1.39) | (1.15) | (1.12) | |||
| Confident I can make good grade in online course | 2.34 | 1.67 | 3.205 | 2.38 | 1.77 | 2.966 |
| (1.24) | (1.14) | (1.13) | (1.14) | |||
| Confident I can complete traditional course | 1.91 | 1.45 | 2.255 | 1.46 | 1.62 | −.805 |
| (1.18) | (1.15) | (0.98) | (1.17) | |||
| Confident I can complete online course | 2.33 | 1.62 | 3.271 | 2.37 | 1.51 | 4.223 |
| (1.30) | (1.20) | (1.22) | (1.10) | |||
| More interaction between students in online courses | 3.69 | 3.42 | 1.368 | 3.93 | 3.44 | 2.236 |
| (1.06) | (1.21) | (1.02) | (1.33) | |||
| More interaction with instructor online | 3.58 | 3.41 | .800 | 3.96 | 3.48 | 2.088 |
| (1.14) | (1.35) | (1.11) | (1.33) | |||
| Online courses are too time consuming | 3.15 | 3.62 | −2.716 | 3.11 | 3.63 | −2.628 |
| (0.87) | (1.11) | (0.90) | (1.19) | |||
| Quality of online courses is not as good as traditional courses | 2.60 | 3.52 | −4.101 | 2.33 | 3.39 | −4.512 |
| (1.02) | (1.50) | (1.06) | (1.42) | |||
| Inconvenient to attend traditional courses | 3.12 | 2.79 | 1.476 | 3.51 | 2.80 | 3.061 |
| (1.07) | (1.43) | (1.16) | (1.34) | |||
| Takes more effort to complete online course | 3.03 | 2.72 | 1.667 | 2.78 | 2.57 | .926 |
| (0.98) | (1.16) | (1.09) | (1.36) | |||
| Technology used in online courses is too advanced for me | 3.78 | 4.51 | −3.904 | 3.72 | 4.60 | −5.150 |
| (1.11) | (1.00) | (1.13) | (0.85) | |||
| Would like to see more instructors put materials online | 2.66 | 2.02 | 2.980 | 3.11 | 1.98 | 5.346 |
| (1.15) | (1.33) | (1.25) | (1.14) | |||
Likert scale for responses: 5 = strongly disagree.
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