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. 2021 Jul 7;42(3):2460–2470. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02053-3

Table 1.

Reliability, Validity and Factor loadings

Construct Items Loadings Cronbach’s Alpha (α) Composite Reliability (CR) Average Variance Extracted (AVE)
Usefulness & Support (US) - (Hammond et al., 2020) 0.756 0.845 0.578
US_1 I am absolutely comfortable with online classes in COVID’19 pandemic 0.834
US_2 I feel supported by my college/university during this sudden change to online classes in COVID’19 pandemic 0.709
US_3 I think online classes are useful in COVID’19 pandemic 0.708
US_4 I feel that I have received good communication from the university/ college in COVID’19 pandemic 0.783
Content Delivery (CD) - (Kirkpatrick, 2020) 0.845 0.889 0.617
CD_1 The teacher used a good variety of instructional methods. 0.755
CD_2 I am comfortable with the pace of the online classes 0.714
CD_3 The teacher allowed for questions during the online class 0.842
CD_4 The teacher paid attention to all the students 0.787
CD_5 The duration of the online class is good 0.823
Equity (EQ) - (Hammond et al., 2020)
EQ_1 I have sufficient I have sufficient access to equipment to successfully transition to online learning 0.774   0.796   0.867   0.620
EQ_2 I have access to reliable internet connection 0.822
EQ_3 I feel that moving online is going to be better for me compared to how the courses were offered previously 0.726
EQ_4 I experience minimal distractions during the online class 0.823
Self-Efficacy (SE)   - (Bandura et al., 1999) 0.844 0.895 0.681
SE_1 I can memorize what I study 0.795
SE_2 I am able to concentrate/pay attention in classes 0.868
SE_3 I am able to plan work & study 0.831
SE_4 I am able to study even when there are other interesting things to do 0.804
Overall Learning (OL)   -   (Hammond et al., 2020)   +   Pre-test 0.770 0.867 0.685
OL_1 My overall learning in this course will be better due to online classes in COVID’19 pandemic 0.829
OL_2 I think online classes under COVID’19, has changed the quantum of material I learn 0.784
OL_3 I feel that my focus in the subject has increased because of online classes in COVID’19 pandemic 0.867