Table 1
Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 145).
| CHARACTERISTIC | CATEGORY | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Women | 66.2 |
| Men | 33.8 | |
| Age | <34 | 13.8 |
| 35–44 | 20.7 | |
| 45–54 | 30.3 | |
| 55–64 | 22.8 | |
| 65+ | 12.4 | |
| Education | Higher education | 84.8 |
| Other | 15.2 | |
| Employment | Employed | 54.5 |
| Student | 5.5 | |
| Retired | 24.1 | |
| Unemployed | 13.8 | |
| Other | 2.1 |
Table 2
Courses attended by participants and mean duration (N = 145).
| COURSE CATEGORY | NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS | % OF PARTICIPANTS | MEAN DURATION (HOURS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | 75 | 51.7 | 34.4 |
| Philosophy | 22 | 15.2 | 34.4 |
| Physics | 17 | 11.7 | 34.4 |
| Computer Science | 11 | 7.6 | 34.4 |
| Theatre | 10 | 6.9 | 34.4 |
| Other (Mathematics, Data Protection, Linguistics) | 10 | 6.9 | 34.4 |
| Total | 145 | 100.0 | — |
Table 3
Course completion and dropout among participants.
| STATUS | NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS | % |
|---|---|---|
| Completed | 110 | 75.9% |
| Dropped out | 35 | 24.1% |
Table 4
Chi-square test of independence: Educational level and course completion (Values in parentheses represent expected frequencies).
| EDUCATIONAL LEVEL | DID YOU COMPLETE THE COURSE – RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATE? | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Secondary education | 19 (16.7) | 3 (5.3) | 22 |
| Tertiary education | 55 (51.6) | 13 (16.4) | 68 |
| Postgraduate studies | 33 (34.9) | 13 (11.1) | 46 |
| Doctoral studies | 3 (6.8) | 6 (2.2) | 9 |
| Total | 110 | 35 | 145 |
Figure 1
Motivation Factors for participation – Completion.
Table 5
Control t – Motivation Factors – Completion.
| GROUP STATISTICS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. DID YOU COMPLETE THE COURSE; | N | MEAN | STD. DEVIATION | STD. ERROR MEAN | |
| Motives of participation | Yes | 110 | 5.73 | 1.01136 | 0.09643 |
| No | 35 | 5.1771 | 0.93497 | 0.15804 | |
Figure 2
Motivation Factors for participation – Gender.
Figure 3
Motivation Factors for participation – Age groups.
Figure 4
Motivation Factors for participation – Educational level.
Figure 5
Completion factors – Gender.
Figure 6
Completion factors – Age.
Figure 7
Completion factors – Educational level
Table 6
Control t – Course tool quality – State of completion.
| GROUP STATISTICS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. HAVE YOU COMPLETED THE COURSE – RECEIVED YOUR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION? | N | MEAN | STD. DEVIATION | STD. ERROR MEAN | |
| Quality of course tools | Yes | 110 | 4,9424 | 1,09641 | 0,10454 |
| No | 35 | 4,8857 | 1,01567 | 0,17168 | |
Figure 8
Course tool quality – State of completion.
Figure 9
Course tool quality – Gender.
Table 7
ANOVA Test – Course tool quality – Age.
| N | M | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | 4 | 5.0278 | 0.68117 |
| 25–34 | 16 | 4.6528 | 1.11545 |
| 35–44 | 30 | 4.7556 | 1.14448 |
| 45–54 | 44 | 5.149 | 1.08097 |
| 55–64 | 33 | 4.9394 | 1.01269 |
| 65 and over | 18 | 4.8827 | 1.10487 |
| Total | 145 | 4.9287 | 1.07429 |
Figure 10
Course tool quality – Age.
Figure 11
Lesson Design Assessment – Gender.
Figure 12
Lesson Design Assessment – Age.
Table 8
ANOVA Test – Evaluation of the design of the course – Educational Level.
| N | M | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Education | 19 | 5.6491 | 0.86227 |
| Tertiary Education | 55 | 5.2636 | 0.94808 |
| Postgraduate Studies | 33 | 5.8687 | 0.67025 |
| Doctoral Studies | 3 | 5.1111 | 2.26282 |
| Total | 110 | 5.5076 | 0.93341 |
Figure 13
Lesson Design Assessment – Educational level.