ERIC Number: EJ814107
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1436-4522
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A "Uses and Gratification Expectancy Model" to Predict Students' "Perceived e-Learning Experience"
Mondi, Makingu; Woods, Peter; Rafi, Ahmad
Educational Technology & Society, v11 n2 p241-261 2008
This study investigates "how and why" students' "Uses and Gratification Expectancy" (UGE) for e-learning resources influences their "Perceived e-Learning Experience." A "Uses and Gratification Expectancy Model" (UGEM) framework is proposed to predict students' "Perceived e-Learning Experience," and their uses and gratifications for electronic media in a blended learning strategy. The study utilises a cross-sectional research design, and elicits data from secondary school students through a field survey-questionnaire. The findings suggest that there are significant relationships between five dimensions of students' UGE for e-learning resources, and their "Perceived e-Learning Experience." It is plausible that these UGE aspects of students' "communication behaviour" towards electronic media are important determinants of effective integration of the e-learning resources in school-curriculum. While this research focuses on students at secondary-school level, some elements in the UGE model may apply to students using e-learning resources at other levels of their education. This model gives researchers and educators a new tool to forecast the success of development and deployment of e-learning resources in education systems. (Contains 10 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Research Design, Learning Strategies, Learning Experience, Educational Resources, Secondary School Students, Electronic Learning, Models, Guidelines, Blended Learning, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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