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  • 标题:Building a Model Explaining the Social Nature of Online Learning
  • 作者:I-Chun Tsai ; Bosung Kim ; Pei-Ju Liu
  • 期刊名称:Educational Technology and Society
  • 印刷版ISSN:1176-3647
  • 电子版ISSN:1436-4522
  • 出版年度:2008
  • 卷号:11
  • 期号:3
  • 页码:198?15
  • 出版社:IFETS - Attn Kinshuck
  • 摘要:Based on a framework emphasizing the social nature of learning, this research examines a model of how social constructs affect satisfaction within online learning using path analysis for students in higher education. The social constructs evaluated in this study include sense of community (SOC), social ability (SA), perceived ease of use (PEU) and usefulness (PU) of social awareness tools, and self-reported participation (SRP) in online courses. Students’ social ability is predicted by perceived ease of use of social awareness tools and self-reported participation. Satisfaction with online learning is explained by sense of community, social ability, and self-reported participation. Sense of community is shown to be a mediator of the relationships between social ability and satisfaction (SAS) and between perceived usefulness and satisfaction (PUS). Additionally, students’ social ability, perception of usefulness of social awareness tools, and self-reported participation serve as predictors for students’ sense of community. The findings from the path analysis show the value of simultaneously examining the relationships among the multiple social constructs, rather than simply examining relationships of how one construct may predict another as has been shown in previous studies.
  • 关键词:Sense of community; Social ability; Technology Acceptance; Participation; Online learning satisfaction; Path analysis
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