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Table 1

Survey Content Used to Assess Participants' Attitudes Toward Distance Learning

Category	Item	Question	Scale
Distance and face-to-face	8	When comparing how much time an educator must devote to	1- Distance education programs require significantly more of a time investment. 2- Distance education programs require somewhat more of a time investment 3- Both approaches require the same time investment. 4- Face-to-face programs require somewhat more of a time investment 5- Face-to-face programs require significantly more of a time investment
	2	How effective do you feel distance learning programs are compared to face-to-face ones?	1 (much less effective) ... 10 (much more effective)
	3	What is your preference about interacting in an online environment as opposed to a face-to-face one?	1- Strongly prefer face-to-face 2- Somewhat prefer face-to-face 3- Somewhat prefer fully online 4- Strongly prefer fully online
Distance learning tools in personal practice	4	How likely would you be to use distance learning tools to supplement your current practice if not mandated to do so?	1 (not likely) ... 10 (very likely)
	5	How would you rate your experience level using distance learning tools?	1 (no experience) ... 10 (very experienced)
	6	How would you rate your level of comfort with distance learning tools?	1 (not comfortable) ... 10 (very comfortable)
Distance learning and the adult learner	7	How do you feel distance education has affected the quality of adult education?	1- It has significantly decreased the quality of adult education 2- It has somewhat decreased the quality of adult education 3- It has had no effect on the quality of adult education 4- It has somewhat improved the quality of adult education 5- It has significantly improved the quality of adult education
	1	How important do you feel that providing distance learning opportunities is to the success of adult learners?	1 (not important) ... 10 (very important)
	9	Which statement would you most closely agree with?	1- Distance education is not applicable to any subject area 2- Distance education is applicable to a few subject areas 3- Distance education is applicable to some subject areas 4- Distance education is applicable to all subject areas

Category	Item	Question	Scale
Distance and face-to-face	8	When comparing how much time an educator must devote to	1- Distance education programs require significantly more of a time investment. 2- Distance education programs require somewhat more of a time investment 3- Both approaches require the same time investment. 4- Face-to-face programs require somewhat more of a time investment 5- Face-to-face programs require significantly more of a time investment
	2	How effective do you feel distance learning programs are compared to face-to-face ones?	1 (much less effective) ... 10 (much more effective)
	3	What is your preference about interacting in an online environment as opposed to a face-to-face one?	1- Strongly prefer face-to-face 2- Somewhat prefer face-to-face 3- Somewhat prefer fully online 4- Strongly prefer fully online
Distance learning tools in personal practice	4	How likely would you be to use distance learning tools to supplement your current practice if not mandated to do so?	1 (not likely) ... 10 (very likely)
	5	How would you rate your experience level using distance learning tools?	1 (no experience) ... 10 (very experienced)
	6	How would you rate your level of comfort with distance learning tools?	1 (not comfortable) ... 10 (very comfortable)
Distance learning and the adult learner	7	How do you feel distance education has affected the quality of adult education?	1- It has significantly decreased the quality of adult education 2- It has somewhat decreased the quality of adult education 3- It has had no effect on the quality of adult education 4- It has somewhat improved the quality of adult education 5- It has significantly improved the quality of adult education
	1	How important do you feel that providing distance learning opportunities is to the success of adult learners?	1 (not important) ... 10 (very important)
	9	Which statement would you most closely agree with?	1- Distance education is not applicable to any subject area 2- Distance education is applicable to a few subject areas 3- Distance education is applicable to some subject areas 4- Distance education is applicable to all subject areas

Note:

“…” indicates omitted whole number intervals of Likert-type scale.