Impact of Different Attitudes toward Face-to-Face and Online Classes on Learning Outcomes in Japan
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Practice Course in This Study
2.2. Survey of Online Format Tendency Level
2.3. Characteristics of Three Groups: Online Format-Oriented Group, Neither Group and Face-to-Face Format-Oriented Group
2.3.1. Face-to-Face Format Ratio in Each Group
2.3.2. Survey on the Students’ Perceptions toward Ease of Asking Questions of the Faculty Members and Communication with Faculty Members and Classmates in Face-to-Face and Remotely
2.4. Relationship between Online Format Tendency Level and Academic Performance
3. Results
3.1. Online Format Tendency Level
3.2. Characteristics of Each Group
3.2.1. Face-to-Face Format Ratio
3.2.2. Results of the Survey of Students’ Perceptions toward the Ease of Asking Questions of Faculty Members and Communication with Faculty Members or Classmates in Face-to-Face and Online Formats
3.3. Growth of Academic Performance
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Time | Number of Hours of Course | Evaluation Method |
---|---|---|
Before course (Early June) | ― | Pre-exam |
Term 1 (Mid-June to late July) | 3 h × 38 classes | ― |
Term 2 (Late July to early September) | 3 h × 37 classes | ― |
Term 3 (Early September to mid-October) | 3 h × 36 classes | ― |
After course (Mid-November) | ― | Post-exam |
Time | 1: Disagree | 2: Not so much | 3: Neither | 4: Somewhat agree | 5: Agree |
Q1: Face-to-face formats are suitable for myself | 11 | 25 | 46 | 29 | 10 |
Q2: Online formats are suitable for myself | 6 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 26 |
1: Disagree | 2: Not so much | 3: Neither | 4: Somewhat agree | 5: Agree | Average ± SD | |||
Total | Q3: Easy to communicate with faculty or classmates in face-to-face format | 1 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 4.14 ± 0.94 | |
Q4: Easy to ask questions of faculty or classmates in face-to-face format | 2 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 49 | 4.05 ± 0.87 | ||
Q5: Easy to communicate with faculty or classmates in online format | 28 | 54 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2.15 ± 0.40 | ||
Q6: Easy to ask questions of faculty or classmates in online format | 22 | 42 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 2.50 ± 0.32 | ||
Face-to-face format-oriented group (n = 29) | Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 4.62 ± 1.38 | |
Q4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 4.52 ± 1.27 | ||
Q5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 ± 0.37 | ||
Q6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 ± 0.34 | ||
Neither group (n = 36) | Q3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4.03 ± 0.86 | |
Q4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 3.92 ± 0.79 | ||
Q5 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2.36 ± 0.42 | ||
Q6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2.78 ± 0.43 | ||
Online format-oriented group (n = 56) | Q3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 3.96 ± 0.81 | |
Q4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 3.89 ± 0.76 | ||
Q5 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2.16 ± 0.41 | ||
Q6 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2.61 ± 0.34 |
Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | |
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Face-to-face oriented group vs. Neither group | 0.021 | 0.142 | 0.132 | 0.019 |
Neither group vs. Online oriented group | 0.337 | 0.121 | 0.751 | 0.513 |
Face-to-face oriented group vs. Online oriented group | 0.010 | 0.041 | 0.322 | 0.083 |
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Aoe, M.; Esaki, S.; Ikejiri, M.; Ito, T.; Nagai, K.; Hatsuda, Y.; Hirokawa, Y.; Yasuhara, T.; Kenzaka, T.; Nishinaka, T. Impact of Different Attitudes toward Face-to-Face and Online Classes on Learning Outcomes in Japan. Pharmacy 2023, 11, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11010016
Aoe M, Esaki S, Ikejiri M, Ito T, Nagai K, Hatsuda Y, Hirokawa Y, Yasuhara T, Kenzaka T, Nishinaka T. Impact of Different Attitudes toward Face-to-Face and Online Classes on Learning Outcomes in Japan. Pharmacy. 2023; 11(1):16. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11010016
Chicago/Turabian StyleAoe, Mai, Seiji Esaki, Masahiro Ikejiri, Takuya Ito, Katsuhito Nagai, Yasutoshi Hatsuda, Yoshimi Hirokawa, Tomohisa Yasuhara, Takehiko Kenzaka, and Toru Nishinaka. 2023. "Impact of Different Attitudes toward Face-to-Face and Online Classes on Learning Outcomes in Japan" Pharmacy 11, no. 1: 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11010016
APA StyleAoe, M., Esaki, S., Ikejiri, M., Ito, T., Nagai, K., Hatsuda, Y., Hirokawa, Y., Yasuhara, T., Kenzaka, T., & Nishinaka, T. (2023). Impact of Different Attitudes toward Face-to-Face and Online Classes on Learning Outcomes in Japan. Pharmacy, 11(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11010016