A Study on the Structural Equation Model for Students' Satisfaction in the Blended Leaning Environment


Gyun Heo, Journal of Information Processing Systems Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 135-144, Feb. 2009  


Keywords: Blended Learning, Learning Satisfaction, Structural Equation Model
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore factors that affected the satisfaction of students' experiences in an education course, with the educational method and educational technology designed with a blended learning strategy. Blended learning is currently recognized as a good solution for the problems posed by both online and face-to-face learning, because it has features like flexibility and accessibility by using tools supporting both individualization and socialization. This study is one case that illustrates how blended learning can be applied at the university level. Subjects were 56 students who had participated in the class and responded to the survey questions. The gathered data were analyzed by using Factor Analysis and the Structural Equation Model. Based on the results of Factor Analysis, data revealed 5 factors: learning motivation, previous experience, ability to use information & technology, capability of self-regulated learning, and learning satisfaction. The results of the Structural Equation Model revealed causal relationships among the aforementioned factors as follows: (a) there was a statistically meaningful causal relationship between "learning motivation" and "capability of self-regulated learning", (b) there was a statistically meaningful casual relationship between "previous experience" and "capability of self-regulated learning", and (c) "capability of self-regulated learning" directly affected "learning satisfaction".


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[APA Style]
Heo, G. (2009). A Study on the Structural Equation Model for Students' Satisfaction in the Blended Leaning Environment. Journal of Internet Computing and Services, 10(1), 135-144.

[IEEE Style]
G. Heo, "A Study on the Structural Equation Model for Students' Satisfaction in the Blended Leaning Environment," Journal of Internet Computing and Services, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 135-144, 2009.

[ACM Style]
Gyun Heo. 2009. A Study on the Structural Equation Model for Students' Satisfaction in the Blended Leaning Environment. Journal of Internet Computing and Services, 10, 1, (2009), 135-144.