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. 2020 Oct 29;20:392. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02312-0

Table 2.

The Percentage of Dental Students’ Agreement with the Statements Given on Distance Learning

Statements Likert Score
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Domain
Mean Preference ±SD
B. Preference Domain 1.89 ± 0.58
 1 Clarification sessions is more suitable delivered in distance learning 1.33% 23.59% 53.49% 21.59%
 2 Assessment is more suitable delivered in distance learning 1.66% 28.24% 55.48% 14.62%
C. Effectiveness Domain 1.84 ± 0.56
 3 I do not experience any problems during distance learning 11.63% 54.15% 28.24% 5.98%
 4 I do not experience stress during distance learning 5.98% 29.24% 45.18% 19.60%
 5 I have more time to prepare learning materials before group discussion with distance learning 2.66% 9.63% 57.48% 30.23%
 6 I have more time to review all of the learning materials after class with distance learning 2.33% 10.63% 59.14% 27.90%
D. Learning Satisfaction Domain 1.53 ± 0.59
 7 Distance learning give similar learning satisfaction than classroom learning 10.30% 51.49% 33.89% 4.32%
 8 Distance learning can be implemented in the next semester 4.65% 30.56% 52.49% 12.30%
 9 Distance learning give motivation for self directed learning and eager to prepare learning materials before group discussion 5.65% 32.56% 47.51% 14.28%
 10 Communication with lecturers and fellow students is easier with distance learning 6.31% 53.49% 30.23% 9.97%
 11 I like distance learning than classroom learning 10.30% 45.51% 34.22% 9.97%
 12 I study more efficiently with distance learning 6.64% 41.20% 39.53% 12.63%

The responses to each of 12 statements were scored using a Likert scale ranging from 0 to 3 (strongly disagree, disagree, agree, and strongly agree)