Table 1.
Pearson’s Correlation test on students’ satisfaction of the semester and their confidence in succeeding in hybrid classes
Comfort Confidence
Comfort Pearson’s Correlation .275** 1
Two-tailed .000
Confidence Pearson’s Correlation 1 .275**
Two-tailed .000
Note. p<.05*, p<.01**, p<.001***, N=433
Table 1 shows the correlation between the variables. The two variables being examined are students’ comfort with online office hours and their confidence in succeeding in hybrid classes. Participants were asked to answer each question on a scale of 0-10; 0 meaning “Not at all comfortable” and “Not at all confident” and 10 meaning “Extremely comfortable” and “Extremely confident”. These two variables are being tested together because discomfort in online office hours could have a negative effect on students’ confidence to succeed in hybrid classes. The correlation between two variables can range from -1 (strong negative correlation) to 1 (strong positive correlation). The results of this correlation is .736 meaning there is a strong positive correlation and a significant difference between the categories. This means participants who were not comfortable with online office hours also had little confidence in succeeding in hybrid classes.