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. 2021 Jun 9;21:335. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02780-y

Table 2.

Technical and didactic aspects of distance education (n = 85)

Technical aspects of distance education Total (%)
1. Connection quality
 No difficulties 23 (27.1)
 Occasional difficulties 40 (47.0)
 Some difficulties 12 (14.1)
 Many difficulties 10 (11.8
 Major difficulties
2. Device availability
 No difficulties 61 (71.7)
 Occasional difficulties 17 (20)
 Some difficulties 6 (7.1)
 Many difficulties 1 (1.2)
 Major difficulties
3. Use of the Teams platform
 No difficulties 45 (52.9)
 Occasional difficulties 31 (36.5)
 Some difficulties 5 (5.9)
 Many difficulties 4 (4.7)
 Major difficulties
4. Family overlap problems in the use of networks and hardware
 No problems 48 (56.5)
 Minor inconveniences, without significant consequences 29 (34.1)
 Significant inconvenience and frequent loss of effectiveness of the connection 8 (9.4)
 Frequent inability to connect due to network or hardware sharing
Didactic aspects of distance education
1. Work-time materials for DE
  No difficulties 23 (27.1)
  Occasional difficulties 18 (21.1)
  Some difficulties 29 (34.1)
  Many difficulties 10 (11.8)
  Major difficulties 5 (5.9)
2. Work-time recording lessons for DE
  No difficulties 41 (48.2)
  Occasional difficulties 14 (16.5)
  Some difficulties 22 (25.9)
  Many difficulties 4 (4.7)
  Major difficulties 4 (4.7)
3. Supervision of oral examinations
  No difficulties 43 (50.6)
  Occasional difficulties 12 (14.1)
  Some difficulties 13 (15.3)
  Many difficulties 12 (14.1)
  Major difficulties 5 (5.9)
4. Supervision of written examinations
  No difficulties 36 (42.4)
  Occasional difficulties 14 (16.5)
  Some difficulties 10 (11.8)
  Many difficulties 16 (18.8)
  Major difficulties 9 (10.5)