Typology of college student perception on institutional e-learning issues - An extension study of a teacher's typology in Taiwan

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1495-1508

  Tao, Yu Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; E learning; Factor analysis; Perception; Typology

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; STUDENTS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; SCHOOL POLICY MAKERS; STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS; TYPOLOGY;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 41649102615     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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