Transitioning to Online Learning in Higher Education: Influence of Awareness of COVID-19 and Self-Efficacy on Perceived Net Benefits and Intention

Autor/inn/en	Punjani, Krunal K.; Mahadevan, Kala
Titel	Transitioning to Online Learning in Higher Education: Influence of Awareness of COVID-19 and Self-Efficacy on Perceived Net Benefits and Intention
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 27 (2022) 1, S.291-320 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Punjani, Krunal K.) ORCID (Mahadevan, Kala)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-021-10665-2
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Electronic Learning; Higher Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Self Efficacy; College Students; Student Attitudes; Computer Literacy; Internet; Computer Mediated Communication; Intention; Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Computerkenntnisse; Computerkonferenz; Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; Indien
Abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted existing educational systems worldwide. Due to lockdowns in several countries, the educational institutions have been directed by governments to move towards online learning. The challenge for educational institutions and faculty members is to assess the influence of various factors that would enable adoption of online learning by students in higher education. This study investigates the influence of awareness of COVID-19 (AOC19), computer & internet self-efficacy (CISE), and online communication self-efficacy (OCSE) on perceived net benefits (NB) of the students and their intention towards the online learning (INT). The study further analyzes the mediating role of students' attitude towards online learning (ATOL). Data of 1023 students of higher education across multiple universities in India were collected and analyzed using structural equation modelling through AMOS 24 and mediation analysis through 'PROCESS' macro for SPSS. The findings revealed that, AOC19 positively influenced students' NB and INT; CISE had a significant inverse relationship with NB, and partially significant positive relationship with INT; OCSE was observed to be a significant predictor of NB with positive direct relationship; ATOL had a significant full mediation among CISE and NB, and acted as significant partial mediator between CISE and INT, AOC19 and NB, AO19 and INT, OCSE and NB, and OCSE and INT. This paper would be useful for the faculty members, institutions and education technology companies in the higher education domain by enabling an understanding of the attitude, perception and intention of the students towards online learning during the COVID-19 scenario. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01