Effective online education under COVID-19: Perspectives from teachers and students

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of the student survey sample.

Students: Demographic Characteristics			Students: Educational Background
	Number	Percentage		Number	Percentage
Gender			Prior experience of online education
Female	357	70.7	Yes	282	55.8
Male	148	29.3	No	223	44.2
Age (in years)			Level of study
<20	113	22.4	Undergraduate	286	56.6
20 to 25	276	54.7	Postgraduate	174	34.5
26 to 30	57	11.3	Sub-degree	45	9.1
>30	59	11.7
			Year of study: Undergraduate students
Student status			Freshman	106	37.1
Domestic	457	90.5	Sophomore	41	14.3
International	48	9.5	Junior	69	24.1
			Senior	70	24.5
Study major			Year of study: Postgraduate students*
Business	117	23.1	Year 1	148	85.1
Education	125	24.7	Year 2	13	7.5
Engineering	14	2.8	Year 3	2	1.2
Liberal Arts	70	14	Year 4 and more	11	6.3
Natural Sciences	40	7.9	Year of study: Sub-degree students**
Social Sciences	139	27.5	Year 1	29	64.4
			Year 2	15	33.3
			Year 3	1	2.2

Percentage figures may not sum to 100 because of rounding off.

*Postgraduate students include students enrolled in Master’s degrees and PhD programmes.

**Sub-degree students are students registered for pre-associate degrees, associate degrees, diploma or higher diploma courses.

Table 2. Characteristics of the staff survey sample.

Staff: Demographic Characteristics			Staff: Work Experience
	Number	Percentage		Number	Percentage
Gender			Employment status
Female	178	50.9	Full-time	331	94.6
Male	172	49.1	Part-time	19	5.4
Age (in years)			Employment type
<25	8	2.3	Fixed term contract	207	59.1
25 to 35	93	26.6	Permanent contract	106	30.3
36 to 45	124	35.4	Temporary contract	37	10.6
46 to 59	109	31.1
60 and above	16	4.6	Years of work in HE
			<5	79	22.6
Educational level			5 to 10	111	31.7
Bachelor’s Degree	13	3.7	11 to 20	103	29.4
Master’s Degree	105	30	>20	57	16.3
Doctoral Degree	232	66.3

Percentage figures may not sum to 100 because of rounding off.