Table 2.
Percentage distribution of personal factors for academic satisfaction of participants in selected Ethiopian Universities, Northern Ethiopia February 2021
| Variables | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| PBL (n, %) n = 425 |
LBL (n, %) n = 425 |
|
| Preferred learning style | ||
| Yes | 237, (55.8)% | 211, (49.6)% |
| No | 188, (44.2)% | 214,(50.4)% |
| CGPA | ||
| < 2.50 | 13, (3.1)% | 24, (5.6)% |
| 2.51–2.99 | 50,(11.8)% | 88, (20.7)% |
| 3.00–3.50 | 196,(46.1)% | 189, (44.5)% |
| 3.51–4.00 | 166, (39.1)% | 124, (29.2)% |
| Mean + SD | 3.35 + (0.4) | 3.2 + (0.4) |
| Classroom experience of distress | ||
| Yes | 136, (32)% | 177, (41.6)% |
| No | 289,(68)% | 248, (58.4)% |
| Time investment for learning | ||
| Yes | 285, (67.1)% | 228, (53.6)% |
| No | 140, (32.9)% | 197, (46.4)% |
| Energy and effort | ||
| Yes | 159, (39.4)% | 187, (44)% |
| No | 266, (62.6)% | 238, (56)% |
| Approaches to learning | ||
| Deep learner | 296, (69.6)% | 266, (62.6)% |
| Surface learner | 129, (30.4)% | 159, (37.4)% |
| Improvement in learning | ||
| Yes | 321, (75.5)% | 260, (61.2)% |
| No | 104, (24.5)% | 165, (38.8)% |