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Intention (Ajzen, I1 I will definitely consider distance learning
1985) courses for my studies.

I2 I will recommend others also for distance
learning courses.
Source: (Fidalgo, Thormann, Kulyk, & Lencastre, 2020); (Celika & Uzunboylu, 2015);
(Schiffman, Kanuk, Ramesh, & Wisenblit, 2010); (Ajzen, 1985)

The purpose of scale items of construct measures the trait of a person/
“perception” was to understand the student such that an open minded and
perception of students cum consumers decisive person might opt for distance
regarding distance education mode learning mode, as his/her decisions
post COVID-19 crises. The aim was to are not affected by the views of others.
understand current views of students The “intention” construct measures the
in relation to study via distance mode. intention/desire to study via distance
The purpose of “attitude” scale items mode.
was to identify the attitude of students
towards distance mode learning. A Analysis and results
positive attitude may lead to higher The table-2 shows frequencies for each
intention to study via distance mode. of the demographic categories such
The “motivation” scale items were that only three categories were found
meant to measure motive/benefit that relevant for this study. Total number of
students might seek while enrolling for male respondents was 235 and female
a distance course. The “personality”
respondents were 197.
Table -2: Demographics Summary
Paired Samples Statistics Frequency Percentage
Age

(17-21 yrs) 211 49
(22- 26 yrs) 188 44
(26 yrs & above) 32 07
Gender
Male 235 55
Female 197 46
Family Monthly Income
(Rs.10,000- Rs.50,000) 122 28
(Rs. 50,001- Rs. 1,00,000) 180 42
(Rs. 1,00,001& above) 130 30
Source: Primary Data

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Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2021