Table 2.
Correlation between ‘preferred learning format’ and ‘teaching (face-to-face vs. online learning)’ as well as ‘preferred learning format’ and ‘easiness to learn with online learning’ classified for students without and with patient contact
| Students without patient contact | Students with patient contact | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The theoretical teaching content is easy to learn with online learning. | In generally, I prefer face-to-face rather than online learning. | preferred learning format | In generally, I prefer face-to-face rather than online learning. | The theoretical teaching content is easy to learn with online learning. | |||||||||||
| p-value* | N | Mean (SD) | p-value* | N | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | N | p-value* | Mean (SD) | N | p-value* | ||||
| 0.035 | 59 | 1.81 (0.86) | < 0.001 | 58 | 3.59 (1.19) | Yes | on screen (e.g. PC, laptop, tablet) | Yes | 3.34 (1.37) | 35 | 0.270 | 1.66 (0.80) | 35 | 0.004 | |
| 31 | 2.32 (1.11) | 31 | 2.16 (1.10) | No | No | 2.97 (1.38) | 29 | 2.38 (1.01) | 29 | ||||||
| 0.668 | 40 | 1.90 (0.84) | 0.892 | 39 | 3.10 (1.25) | Yes | by listening (e.g. in lectures in presence or digitally) | Yes | 3.16 (1.37) | 31 | 0.934 | 2.03 (0.91) | 31 | 0.542 | |
| 50 | 2.06 (1.08) | 50 | 3.08 (1.41) | No | No | 3.18 (1.40) | 33 | 1.94 (1.03) | 33 | ||||||
| 0.022 | 65 | 2.11 (0.92) | 0.003 | 64 | 2.83 (1.22) | Yes | by practicing (e.g. exercises on manikins or patients) | Yes | 3.15 (1.38) | 47 | 0.822 | 2.02 (0.92) | 47 | 0.417 | |
| 25 | 1.68 (1.07) | 25 | 3.76 (1.42) | No | No | 3.24 (1.39) | 17 | 1.88 (1.11) | 17 | ||||||
| 0.003 | 31 | 2.35 (0.84) | 0.004 | 32 | 2.56 (1.05) | Yes | with other students together | Yes | 2.96 (1.27) | 24 | 0.297 | 2.25 (0.90) | 24 | 0.047 | |
| 59 | 1.80 (1.00) | 57 | 3.39 (1.40) | No | No | 3.30 (1.44) | 40 | 1.83 (0.98) | 40 | ||||||
| 0.660 | 52 | 1.96 (0.99) | 0.265 | 50 | 3.22 (1.33) | Yes | by oneself | Yes | 3.39 (1.45) | 31 | 0.187 | 2.10 (1.14) | 31 | 0.595 | |
| 38 | 2.03 (0.97) | 39 | 2.92 (1.35) | No | No | 2.97 (1.43) | 33 | 1.88 (0.78) | 33 | ||||||
| 0.058 | 43 | 2.19 (0.98) | 0.134 | 40 | 2.85 (1.21) | Yes | by reading (e.g. books) | Yes | 2.97 (1.43) | 30 | 0.283 | 2.27 (1.05) | 30 | 0.039 | |
| 47 | 1.81 (0.95) | 49 | 3.29 (1.41) | No | No | 3.35 (1.32) | 34 | 1.74 (0.83) | 34 | ||||||
| 0.004 | 44 | 2.25 (0.89) | 0.546 | 43 | 3.00 (1.25) | Yes | by writing down what has previously been learned | Yes | 3.28 (1.36) | 29 | 0.586 | 2.17 (1.14) | 29 | 0.276 | |
| 46 | 1.74 (1.00) | 46 | 3.17 (1.42) | No | No | 3.09 (1.40) | 35 | 1.83 (0.79) | 35 | ||||||
M = mean, SD = standard deviation, N = number of valid answers. Type of answer: 1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree),*= Mann–Whitney test