Table 3 Items and descriptive statistics of lecturers’ questionnaire

Didactic benefit^a

D1: In the current situation, online learning was a good way to teach the theoretical part of education.

30

Didactic benefit^a

D2: The theoretical teaching content could be covered just as well by online teaching formats as it would have been possible in a classroom course (lecture/seminar).

29

Didactic benefit^a

D3: I found the students during the online teaching to be disciplined and attentive.

25

Didactic benefit^a

D4: I feel more uncomfortable using new teaching methods such as online teaching than in “face-to-face” teaching such as lectures because I miss direct communication with the students.

29

Didactic benefit^a

D5: I do not think that online learning is useful and would have preferred a ‘non-semester’ and (if possible) the continuation of ‘normal teaching’ in the winter semester.

31

Motivation^a

M1: The use of new digital teaching methods (e.g. online teaching) motivates me.

30

Motivation^a

M2: The online learning formats are an added value, because I can also use them for other training purposes (e.g. conventions).

28