ERIC Number: EJ1100654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 21
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Factors Influencing Self-Regulation in E-Learning 2.0: Confirmatory Factor Model
Zhao, Hong
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, v42 n2 Spr 2016
The importance of self-regulation in e-learning has been well noted in research. Relevant studies have shown a consistent positive correlation between learners' self-regulation and their success rate in e-learning. Increasing attention has been paid to developing learners' self-regulated abilities in e-learning. For students, what and how to learn are largely predetermined by the learning environment provided by their institutions. Environmental determinants play a key role in shaping self-regulation in the learning process. This paper reports a study on the influences of the e-learning 2.0 environment on self-regulation. The study identified the factors that influence self-regulation in such an environment and determine the relationships between the factors and self-regulation. A theoretical model to categorize the success factors for self-regulated learning was proposed for this kind of environment. Based on the model, a questionnaire was designed and administered to more than two hundred and fifty distance learning students in Beijing and Hong Kong. Through structural equation modeling (SEM) technique, relationships between environmental factors and self-regulation were analyzed. Statistical results showed that several factors affect self-regulation in the e-learning 2.0 environment. They include system quality, information quality, service quality, and user satisfaction.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Correlation, Web 2.0 Technologies, Online Courses, Questionnaires, Structural Equation Models, Self Management, Likert Scales, Hypothesis Testing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China (Beijing); Hong Kong
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