Evaluating Dental Faculty’s Perspective regarding Emergency Introduction of Online Teaching and Learning: Early Experience during COVID-19 Lockdown in United States
Table 3
Self-reported satisfaction with instruction methods used during remote instruction and the impact of various factors on the experience of faculties during this time.
Age range
(t-test)
30–49 years
≥50 years
M
(SD)
Min.
Max.
n
M
(SD)
Min.
Max.
n
Satisfaction with remote instruction methods
0 (extremely dissatisfied) to 100 (extremely satisfied)
Asynchronous
63.88
(25.83)
30
100
8
63.40
(29.73)
20
100
10
0.972
Synchronous
69.93
(26.98)
12
100
15
68.08
(25.70)
7
100
13
0.854
Online examinations
57.85
(33.15)
0
100
13
51.08
(25.58)
10
95
12
0.576
Small-group discussions
67.92
(26.70)
10
100
13
73.08
(22.69)
35
99
12
0.609
One-on-One
85.30
(23.26)
23
100
10
68.55
(28.72)
4
100
11
0.161
Impact of factors on experience during remote instruction
-100 (greatest negative impact) to +100 (greatest positive impact)
Technology
Internet connection issues
7.69
(55.70)
−70
100
13
17.50
(70.08)
−90
100
12
0.701
Having to adapt to new technologies
29.23
(59.08)
−60
100
13
39.17
(54.52)
−60
100
12
0.667
Delay in resolving technical problems
−19.09
(38.59)
−100
50
11
−13.00
(46.44)
−80
70
10
0.746
Academic
Connecting with students
−2.14
(62.66)
−100
100
14
−5.45
(57.16)
−70
90
11
0.893
Communicating importance of content to students
19.29
(52.10)
−60
100
14
10.00
(52.70)
−50
100
10
0.673
Remote examinations
−5.00
(55.02)
−100
90
12
0.00
(56.21)
−100
80
11
0.831
Work/life balance
Feeling like you have too little work
−21.00
(49.09)
−100
40
10
−10.00
(12.25)
−30
0
5
0.636
Feeling like you are working too much
0.71
(55.12)
−100
100
14
11.00
(51.74)
−60
100
10
0.649
Separating home-life and work-life
−32.86
(57.03)
−100
100
14
5.56
(56.59)
−60
100
9
0.129
Prioritizing work
−31.00
(54.86)
−100
100
10
30.00
(43.30)
−10
100
9
0.016
Interruptions at home
−45.45
(40.34)
−100
20
11
−23.75
(51.53)
−100
70
8
0.317
Loneliness/lack of human interaction
−33.33
(49.97)
−100
80
12
−21.00
(58.96)
−100
100
10
0.601
Significant difference () between the two age ranges was determined using Student's t-test. M: mean, SD: standard deviation, Min.: minimum, Max.: maximum.
