ERIC Number: EJ765107
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
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Wireless Internet and Student-Centered Learning: A Partial Least-Squares Model
Lu, Eric Y.; Ma, Hongyan; Turner, Sandra; Huang, Wayne
Computers & Education, v49 n2 p530-544 Sep 2007
Wireless Internet technology is gaining a foothold on more and more campuses, yet few studies have investigated how wireless Internet supports and enhances a student-centered learning environment. This study seeks to fill the gap by developing an instrument to measure how wireless Internet supports student-centered learning. A web survey was designed and administered at a public university in the USA where participants were student wireless Internet users. Structural equation modeling employing Partial Least-Squares approach was used to test the research model. The model explains 77% of the variance (R [squared]) in student-centered learning environment. The survey results suggest that wireless Internet has a positive and significant influence on student-centered learning in three dimensions: pedagogical, technological, and cultural learning.
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Structural Equation Models, Internet, Telecommunications, Higher Education, Test Construction, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Surveys, Educational Technology, Individualized Instruction, Least Squares Statistics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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