Learner readiness for online learning: Scale development and student perceptions

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1080-1090

  Hung, Min Ling ^a   Chou, Chien ^a   Chen, Chao Hsiu ^a   Own, Zang Yuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distance education and telelearning; Gender studies; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENTS; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELE-LEARNING; GENDER STUDIES; LEARNER CONTROL; MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING; ON-LINE COMMUNICATION; ONLINE COURSE; ONLINE LEARNING; RESEARCH DATA; SCALE DEVELOPMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; STUDENT PERCEPTIONS; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

E-LEARNING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77955555756     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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