Table 4.
Factors influencing the extent of using e-learning and traditional learning methods.
| Variable | e-Learning score, mean (SD) | P value | Traditional methods score, mean (SD) | P value | ||||
| Year of study | <.001 |
|
.02 | |||||
|
|
1st year | 1.89 (0.71) |
|
2.42 (0.86) |
|
|||
|
|
2nd year | 1.47 (0.76) |
|
2.39 (0.59) |
|
|||
|
|
3rd year | 1.55 (0.72) |
|
2.23 (0.81) |
|
|||
|
|
4th year | 1.73 (0.59) |
|
2.47 (0.64) |
|
|||
|
|
5th year | 1.96 (0.56) |
|
2.41 (0.80) |
|
|||
|
|
Pre-intern | 2.19 (0.42) |
|
2.62 (0.66) |
|
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| Gender | .003 |
|
<.001 | |||||
|
|
Male | 1.66 (0.77) |
|
2.19 (0.76) |
|
|||
|
|
Female | 1.81 (0.63) |
|
2.53 (0.73) |
|
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| District of residence | .95 |
|
.01 | |||||
|
|
Within Colombo | 1.75 (0.75) |
|
2.49 (0.70) |
|
|||
|
|
Outside Colombo | 1.74 (0.67) |
|
2.34 (0.78) |
|
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| Family incomea | .01 |
|
.04 | |||||
|
|
<50,000 | 1.67 (0.67) |
|
2.38 (0.82) |
|
|||
|
|
50,001-100,000 | 1.81 (0.66) |
|
2.49 (0.71) |
|
|||
|
|
100,001-150,000 | 1.57 (0.77) |
|
2.30 (0.66) |
|
|||
|
|
>150,000 | 1.85 (0.70) |
|
2.29 (0.77) |
|
|||
|
|
Not answered | 1.73 (0.89) |
|
2.19 (0.67) |
|
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| Having own income | <.001 |
|
.003 | |||||
|
|
Yes | 2.22 (0.49) |
|
2.70 (0.75) |
|
|||
|
|
No | 1.71 (0.69) |
|
2.36 (0.76) |
|
|||
|
|
Not answered | 1.37 (0.20) |
|
2.45 (0.29) |
|
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aFamily income is in LKR; 200 LKR is approximately US $1.