Table 1

Demographic Information in regard to Ethnicity, Gender and Grade Level of In-class

and Online Students

Students Expressed in Percentages

In-Class Percentage Online Percentage

(n = 192) (n = 95)

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Ethnicity

Euro American 38 53

Hispanic 41 29

Afro-American 3 5

Gender

Male 17 24

Female 83 76

Grade Level

Seniors 25 55

Juniors 47 31

Sophomores 21 10

Freshmen 6 3

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Table 2

Comparisons of Means and Standard Deviations between In-class and Online students in

the Introduction to Human Services course

Core Competencies In Class Mean Online Mean Probability

Subscales (n = 192) (n = 95)

Interviewing Skills 6.79 (1.7535) 7.65 (1.6312) .000**

Assessment Skills 28.30 (7.5476) 33.26 (5.9392) .000**

Case Management 34.83 (9.1707) 39.67 (6.9987) .000**

Skills

Crisis Management 31.44 (8.3075) 36.01 (6.0622) .000**

Skills

Cultural Competence 20.90 (4.5021) 23.37 (3.9534) .000**

Self-awareness 24.87 (5.1931) 27.92 (4.1263) .000**

Use of Technology 21.55 (4.6262) 23.77 (4.3028) .000**

Collaborative Learning 13.01 (3.2378) 14.81 (2.6469) .000**

Community Agencies 29.35 (7.8238) 34.20 (7.1896) .000**

Note: Standard deviations are in parenthesis

**p is less than .001