An Analysis of Factors Affecting Community College Students' Expectations on E-Learning

Autor/inn/en	Kilic-Cakmak, Ebru; Karatas, Sercin; Ocak, Mehmet Akif
Titel	An Analysis of Factors Affecting Community College Students' Expectations on E-Learning
Quelle	In: Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 10 (2009) 4, S.351-361 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1528-3518
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Technical Support; Community Colleges; Program Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Expectation; Factor Analysis; Student Evaluation; Teacher Student Relationship; Vocational Education; Computer Science Education; Business Administration Education; Foreign Countries; Integrated Learning Systems; Virtual Classrooms; Web Based Instruction; Distance Education; Online Courses; Computer Mediated Communication; Student Surveys; College Faculty; College Instruction; College Students; Virtual Universities; Guidelines; Student Attitudes; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Expectancy; Erwartung; Faktorenanalyse; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Ausland; Web Based Training; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Computerkonferenz; Schülerbefragung; Fakultät; Hochschullehre; Collegestudent; Richtlinien; Schülerverhalten; Türkei
Abstract	There are many factors that affect the e-learning process. Instructor, assessment and evaluation, communication, and technical support are among the leading factors. It is obvious that these factors influence the effectiveness of e-learning and may be related to different expectations of e-learners. Therefore, this study focuses on examining the expectations of first year students enrolled in an e-learning program with respect to teaching-learning, instructor, assessment and evaluation, communication, and technical support. It is hypothesized that this study will reveal the expectations of community college students participating in the e-learning process. The findings of this study will provide insights about students' expectations by contributing to quality enhancement at the university where the study was conducted, and widespread implementation of e-learning programs. Since profiles of community college students are different from college and postgraduate students, e-learning in community colleges has to be examined accordingly. Although postgraduate students in e-learning programs know how to survive in e-learning and ensure success, high school students who have graduated recently and started community college do not have this qualification. Therefore, students enrolled in community college education have different expectations. (Contains 2 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10