Table 1 Reasons to attend live lectures and practicals among participants in an MSc epidemiology course on confounding and effect modification
Reasons to attend live education | Lectures | Practical |
|---|---|---|
(n = 48) | (n = 38) | |
General preference for live instead of distance education | 21 (44%) | 20 (53%) |
Easier to stay focused during live education | 24 (50%) | 11 (29%) |
Preference for live education to understand difficult topics | 19 (40%) | 18 (47%) |
Easier to ask questions during live education | 10 (21%) | 19 (50%) |
Afraid to miss essential information when not going to live education | 19 (40%) | 13 (34%) |
Other reason | 7 (15%) | 7 (18%) |
Reasons not to attend live education | (n = 27) | (n = 31) |
No time | 14 (52%) | 19 (61%) |
Already understanding of the topic, i.e., no perceived need to attend live education | 2 (7%) | 1 (3%) |
General preference for distance instead of live education | 12 (44%) | 9 (29%) |
Easier to stay focused during distance education | 7 (26%) | 4 (13%) |
Preference for distance education to understand difficult topics | 3 (11%) | 2 (6%) |
Other reason | 4 (15%) | 0 (0%) |