Table 3 Likert scale item responses for face to face and online lab sessions by all the students
Item | Description | Percentage of respondents (n=168) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SD | DA | Total | N | A | SA | Total | ||
|  | Students’ perception of the face-to-face microbiology lab sessions | |||||||
1 | The face-to-face labs were enjoyable | 7.7 | 9.5 | 17.2 | 23.2 | 30.4 | 29.2 | 59.6 |
2 | I preferred the face-to-face | 6.0 | 11.3 | 17.3 | 32.1 | 24.4 | 26.2 | 50.6 |
3 | Face-to-face labs enhanced my understanding of the course | 5.4 | 12.5 | 17.9 | 22.0 | 32.7 | 27.4 | 60.1 |
4 | All labs should be face-to-face | 9.5 | 25.0 | 34.5 | 31.0 | 13.1 | 21.4 | 34.5 |
|  | Students’ perception of the online microbiology lab sessions | |||||||
1 | The online labs were enjoyable. | 18.5 | 17.3 | 35.8 | 26.8 | 24.4 | 13.1 | 37.5 |
2 | I preferred the online labs. | 20.2 | 19.0 | 39.2 | 30.4 | 16.7 | 13.7 | 30.4 |
3 | Online labs enhanced my understanding of the course | 19.6 | 11.9 | 31.5 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 11.3 | 39.9 |
4 | The different types of interaction (animations etc.) in the online labs improved my learning | 16.1 | 11.9 | 28.0 | 33.9 | 24.4 | 13.7 | 38.1 |
5 | I found it difficult to follow the flow and meaning of the subject material in the online labs | 15.5 | 26.2 | 41.7 | 31.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 27.4 |
6 | I consider the online labs to be a useful addition to traditional face-to-face labs | 14.9 | 13.1 | 28.0 | 20.2 | 23.2 | 28.6 | 51.8 |
7 | Technical enablement (internet/software/hardware) of online sessions was satisfactory | 9.5 | 10.7 | 20.2 | 29.8 | 31.5 | 18.5 | 50.0 |
8 | All labs should be online | 30.4 | 21.4 | 51.8 | 29.8 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 18.4 |