Open AccessUndergraduate Students Readiness in e-Learning : A Study at the Business School in a Malaysian Private University
Author(s) -
Siew Fun Tang,
Chee Leong Lim
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of management and information technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-5612
DOI - 10.24297/ijmit.v4i2.1900
Subject(s) - psychology , exploratory factor analysis , mathematics education , exploratory research , medical education , sociology , psychometrics , developmental psychology , social science , medicine
This study investigated the factor structure of readiness constructs as expressed by undergraduate students and examined how these constructs correlated with some selected socio-demographic characteristics at the Business School of a Malaysian private university. Results were based on responses from 172 undergraduate students who were exposed to some kind of e-learning activities. The 13-item questionnaire used was adapted from The Readiness for Online Learning Survey by McVay (2001). Exploratory Factor Analysis yielded four aspects of motivation that described themes of self-study management, reflective thinking, interaction support and learning setting. The similarities and differences between this study and past researches were discussed.