Effects of Students' Characteristics on Online Learning Readiness: A Vocational College Example

Autor/inn/en	Cigdam, Harun; Yildirim, Osman Gazi
Titel	Effects of Students' Characteristics on Online Learning Readiness: A Vocational College Example
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 15 (2014) 3, S.80-93 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Characteristics; Electronic Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; Readiness; Correlation; Vocational Education; College Students; Postsecondary Education; Measures (Individuals); Demography; Gender Differences; Intellectual Disciplines; High School Graduates; Access to Computers; Web Based Instruction; Family Income; Statistical Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unterrichtserfolg; Korrelation; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Collegestudent; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Messdaten; Demografie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Geisteswissenschaften; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Web Based Training; Familieneinkommen; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	Educational institutions rapidly adopt concepts and practices of online learning systems for students. But many institutions' online learning programs face enormous difficulty in achieving successful strategies. It is essential to evaluate its different aspects and understand factors which influence its effectiveness. Readiness stands out among the variables that influence online learning effectiveness. Therefore, it is important to examine online learning readiness (OLR) and students' characteristics that affect OLR. This paper reports relationship between student characteristics and OLR at vocational college. Quantitative method was used to collect relevant data in this study. Hung et al.'s Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS) was administered to 725 vocational college students, in Balikesir. OLRS has 18 items grouped into five factors; computer/Internet self-efficacy (CIS), self-directed learning (SDL), learner control (LC), motivation for learning (ML), and online communication self-efficacy (OCS). t-test and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used to determine if there were significant differences in online learning readiness across the students' characteristics. The study revealed that students surveyed overall ready for online learning but they need to improve themselves especially in CIS and OCS in order to be successful at online learning. Students' characteristics (PC ownership, department, type of high school graduation) significantly affect learners' in some dimensions of OLRS especially CIS dimension. The research findings were discussed in line with the literature and some suggestions were presented for further research and researchers. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10