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. 2021 Oct 15;7(10):e08182. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08182

Table 2.

The medical students’ ratings regarding the influence of online learning characteristics on adoption of online learning (N = 157).

Item Degree of influence on undertaking the online learning
Mean SD
No influence (%) Some influence (%) Major influence (%)
Domain 1. Content quality
Content quality
10 (6.4)
36 (22.9)
111 (70.7)
2.64
0.60
Domain 2. Class interaction
Interaction 18 (11.5) 68 (43.3) 71 (45.2) 2.34 0.68
Case discussion 12 (7.6) 53 (33.8) 92 (58.6) 2.51 0.64
Frequent interaction
17 (10.8)
58 (36.9)
82 (52.2)
2.41
0.68
Domain 3. Perceived usefulness
Convenience 3 (1.9) 15 (9.6) 139 (88.5) 2.87 0.39
Flexibility 5 (3.2) 23 (14.6) 129 (82.2) 2.79 0.48
Prompt result
7 (4.5)
50 (31.8)
100 (63.7)
2.59
0.58
Domain 4. User-friendliness
Ease of completion 4 (2.5) 38 (24.2) 115 (73.2) 2.71 0.51
Ease of access 0 40 (25.5) 117 (74.5) 2.75 0.44
Ease of use
0
25 (15.9)
132 (84.1)
2.84
0.37
Domain 5. Platform infrastructure
Technical support 2 (1.3) 50 (31.8) 105 (66.9) 2.66 0.50
Online platform quality 0 35 (22.3) 122 (77.7) 2.78 0.42
Ease of the language use of the platform 2 (1.3) 31 (19.7) 124 (79) 2.78 0.45

Mean was calculated from a three-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (no influence), 2 (some influence) to 3 (major influence).