Students’ readiness for e-learning in higher education
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2017
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University of Management and Technolog
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find the readiness of students for online learning and to find out if there is any difference in results based on gender of students. Online Learning Readiness Tool (OLRS) developed by McVay (2000) was used to collect data from 300 randomly selected male and female students enrolled in bachelors program in four private universities in Lahore. The four universities were randomly selected from the list of all private universities in Lahore. Independent t test revealed that there is significant difference based on gender in student readiness for online learning. The results revealed that students showed readiness for online learning on all the five dimensions of ORLS: Computer or Internet Self Efficacy, Motivation for Learning, Online Communication Self Efficacy, Learning Control and Self Directed Learning. The students scored higher on the first three dimensions - Computer or Internet Self Efficacy, Motivation for Learning, Online Communication Self Efficacy – and the score was lower for Learning Control and Self Directed Learning.
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Supervised by: Professor Dr Yasira Waqar
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Students Readiness for Online learning, University Students, Private Sector, Pakistan