Underlying structure of e-learning readiness among Palestinian secondary school teachers

Trayek, Fuad A A and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah and Nordin, Mohamad Sahari and Dwikat, Mohammed AM and Abulibdeh, Enas Said Ali and Asmar, Muath and Md Sawari, Siti Salwa (2016) Underlying structure of e-learning readiness among Palestinian secondary school teachers. In: 2016 8th International Conference on Computer and Automation Engineering (ICCAE 2016), 3rd-4th March 2016, Melboune, Australia.

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Abstract

This paper reports on the results of an exploratory factor analysis procedure applied on the e-learning readiness data obtained from a survey of four hundred and seventy-five (N = 475) teachers from secondary schools in Nablus, Palestine. The data were collected using a 23-item, self-developed Likert questionnaire measuring e-learning readiness based on Chapnick's conception of the construct. Principal axis factoring (PAF) with Promax rotation applied on the data extracted four distinct factors supporting four of Chapnick’s e-learning readiness dimensions, namely technological, psychological, infrastructure, and equipment readiness. Together these four dimensions explained 56% of the variance. A reliability analysis produced high internal consistency estimates ranging between .81 (equipment readiness) and .91 (technological readiness) for the extracted factor structure. These findings provide sound empirical support for the construct validity of the items and for the existence of these four factors that measure e-learning readiness

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	1870/55089
Uncontrolled Keywords:	E-learning; Education; Reliability analysis; Surveys; Teaching
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) T Technology > T Technology (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education
Depositing User:	Dr Tunku Badariah Tunku Ahmad
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2017 14:52
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2018 09:23
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/55089

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