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Table 8 Reasons online and blended learners used: email

From: Use of live chat in higher education to support self-regulated help seeking behaviours: a comparison of online and blended learner perspectives

The reason I asked my question on email was…

Proportion of blended learners n = 139

Proportion of online learners n = 83

Chi-square

p value

It was private / formal

55.40%

66.27%

2.55

0.11

I needed assessment help e.g. extensions, grades, feedback, resubmission

25.90%

31.33%

0.76

0.38

I had a long detailed question

15.11%

18.07%

0.34

0.56

I want to talk to a specific person

15.11%

9.64%

1.37

0.24

I wanted a record

3.60%

7.23%

1.39

0.23

It was not urgent

5.76%

8.43%

0.59

0.44

Live chat was not available

5.04%

2.41%

0.54

0.46

Other

4.32%

7.23%

0.86

0.35