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).