Factors affecting the adoption of e-learning technologies among higher education students in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Nasiru Yakubu ◽  
Salihu Ibrahim Dasuki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Behavioural Intentions

The aim of the study is to investigate factors that influence the adoption and use of educational technology by students of a higher education institution in developing countries. The study employed the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). The online survey method was used to collect data from 286 students of a higher education institution in Nigeria. The maximum likelihood method based on structural equation modelling (SEM) using IBM Amos 22.0 application was used to analyse the data. The study determined that performance expectancy and effort expectancy (p < 0.001) were significant factors in influencing the behavioural intention to use Canvas. Social Influence was deemed to be a statistically non-significant factor in influencing behavioural intentions as (p > 0.05). Facilitating conditions and behavioural intentions were determined to be salient factors that positively influence the actual usage of Canvas by the students. The results from the data obtained partially support the UTAUT’s ability to explain the factors responsible for the acceptance of educational technology in developing countries, in Nigeria to be specific. Furthermore the study contributes to the formulation of approaches and guidelines to enhance the adoption of educational technologies in developing countries.

scholarly journals Migrating From Face-To-Face to Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experiences of Psychology Students at a Private Higher Education Institution in Gauteng

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Monique Cloete ◽  
Jessica Michele Ellington ◽  
Anke Jansen van Vuuren ◽  
Elisca Adele Marais ◽  
Poppy Masinga
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Face To Face

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an accelerated migration from face-to-face to online learning. This article aims to explore and describe how psychology students experienced the migration from face-to-face to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. It entailed a qualitative research design with an exploratory and descriptive approach. The participants were 28 purposively sampled psychology students from a Private Higher Education Institution in Gauteng. An online survey method was employed to gather the needed information which was then subjected to a thematic analysis. It emerged that the challenges experienced by students were internet connectivity issues, insufficient computer literacy, reduced class time, anxiety, physical impact, and communication issues. Moreover, some benefits related to flexibility, the convenience of online studies and safety from infection with COVID-19 were identified. It was also noted that having certain attributes such as independence, time management skills, having support and being tech savvy improved the online learning process. Some opportunities for Higher Education Institutions to improve the experiences of students included creativity in module delivery as well as providing guidelines on how to use these online platforms.

scholarly journals Analisis Relevansi Pendidikan Kewirausahaan dan Lingkungan Kampus Terhadap Minat Berwirausaha Mahasiswa Perguruan Tinggi di Jawa Barat, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Anggaraeni Permatasari ◽  
Rendika Nugraha ◽  
Ihsan Hadiansah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Ecosystem Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Business Simulation ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
West Java

Entrepreneurship ecosystem development is new concept to support entrepreneurship education in higher education institution. The objective of this research is to analyze the relevance between entrepreneurship education and university environment to encoura ge student entrepreneurial intention in higher education institution. Higher education institution is university or higher institution in West Java, Indonesia, that have business faculty or entrepreneurship subject in their study of program, also supportin g by conducive environment that liven up entrepreneurial activity. The population of the research are students in University/Institution in surrounding West Java Area that already learned entrepreneurship subject and operated business simulation in real wo rld. Quantitative method by survey is used for this research. Data collection is using questionnaire with likert scale 1 - 7. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) is use to analyze data to justify the significancy of the model. The novelty of this research is to see the relationship between entrepreneurial education and campus environment toward student entrepreneurial motivation and intention as one holistic system that influence each other. Also, the results of this research can be used to development repreneurial higher education institution ecosystem model in Indonesia

Bridging the Instructional Designers and Lecturers in Technology Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 215-237
Author(s):  
Samuel Ng Hong Kok ◽  
Tang Buay Choo ◽  
Myint Swe Khine
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Higher Education Institution

This chapter examines an initiative to create educational technology (ET) Champions and leaders within a higher education institution in Singapore. It examines how the concept of communities of practice was applied to an initiative for transforming teaching and learning through educational technology. Instructional designers coached ET Champions in the principles of creating learning objects who later returned to their respective colleges to work with other lecturers. ET Champions progressed through five stages, which included peripheral, legitimate, core, strategic and transformational membership. Each stage required support and guidance within the community.

scholarly journals The Reality of the organizational creativity among administrators in Kuwaiti Higher Education Institution in light of contemporary global trends- A Field Study on the workers in Kuwaiti higher Education Institution\ Kuwait -: واقع الإبداع التنظيمي لدى الإداريين في مؤسسات التعليم العالي الكويتية في ضوء الاتجاهات العالمية المعاصرة – دراسة ميدانية على العاملين في مؤسسات التعليم العالي الكويتية / الكويت

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (20) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fawaz Dheem Al-Rasheedi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Organizational Creativity ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Fair Degree

The study aimed at finding out the reality of the organizational creativity among administrators in Kuwaiti Higher Education Institution in light of contemporary global trends, the survey method was used, and the questionnaire was the study tool, the study sample consisting of (185) Administrative, the study results showed that the degree of appreciation and the reality of the organizational creativity among administrators in Kuwaiti Higher Education Institution in light of contemporary global trends from the standpoint of the study sample was a fair degree at an average score(3.35 From 5), the affiliation field came first, It is followed by the use of information technology, Hence strategic planning, encouraging creativity and development, The researchers recommend the need to pay attention to the creation of the creative process in higher education institutions by encouraging workers to think creatively and adopt creative ideas.

scholarly journals An adapted model of burnout for employees at a higher education institution in South Africa

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Coetzee ◽  
S. Rothmann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Language Groups

The objectives of this study were to test an adapted four-factor model of burnout consisting of Exhaustion, Cynicism, Professional Efficacy and Cognitive Weariness for employees of a higher education institution in South Africa and to determine differences in burnout levels between different language groups and employees with different years of experience at the institution. A crossectional survey design (N = 372) was used. The Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey, the Cognitive Weariness Scale and a biographical questionnaire were administered. Structural equation modelling confirmed the hypothesised four-factor model of burnout. The scales showed acceptable internal consistencies. Analysis of variance revealed differences in burnout and cognitive weariness for groups with different languages and different years of experience at the institution. Opsomming Die gesinslewensikluskonsep is as ’n hulpmiddel gebruik in marksegmentering om bemarkingstrategieë te ontwikkel. Huishoudings is egter nie altyd gesins-gebaseerd nie en kan bestaan uit enkel-, dieselde geslag-, en saamblyhuishoudings wat elkeen merkbare verskille kan toon ten opsigte van verbruikspatrone. Ondersoek is gedoen oor die huishoudingslewensiklusteorie as basis vir marksegmentering in die Suid-Afrikaanse omgewing. Die resultate dui daarop dat ofskoon die huishoudingslewensiklus bruikbaar is om tussen huishoudings te differensieer in terme van verbruiksgedrag, diè teorie nie uitsluitlik en in isolasie gebruik moet word nie vanweë die hoë vlak van binne-stadium verskillendheid.

scholarly journals The Influence of Service Quality, Institutional Reputation, Students’ Satisfaction on Students’ Loyalty in Higher Education Institution

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Bakrie ◽  
Bedjo Sujanto ◽  
Rugaiyah Rugaiyah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Student Loyalty ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Institutional Reputation

Research highlights the influence of service quality, institutional reputation, student satisfaction in building student loyalty. Quantitative approach was used with a survey method. The research respondents were 185 students from PGRI University Palembang. Analysis techniques using variance-based structural equation models (SEM) SmartPLS. The results of the study shows that service quality has a significant effect on reputation and student satisfaction, but service quality and student satisfaction have no significant effect on student loyalty. On the contrary, the reputation of an institution has a very significant direct effect on loyalty. Student service quality has a significant indirect effect on student loyalty through the reputation of the institution, this implies that the reputation of the institution carries a relative influence relationship between service quality on student loyalty. These findings can help higher education institutions to make better strategic plans to increase student loyalty.

scholarly journals Untangling Constructs on Characteristics of Effective Teaching from a Higher Education Institution: Basis for Effective Teaching Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-291
Author(s):  
Djonde Frega Antiado ◽  
Maher Ibrahim Mikhael Tawadrous ◽  
Rommel Pilapil Sergio
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Teaching Program ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Academic Qualification

The need of skilled workforce to meet the challenges of the 21st century puts teaching effectiveness to the forefront of higher education policies. Therefore, the current study explores the Characteristics of Effective Teaching (CET) as observed by the students from a higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates. The study employed a descriptive survey method wherein qualitative analysis of data was used. The respondents (N=199; 121 were females and 78 were males) are registered in General Education courses using a pre-constructed interview schedule. The 69 CETs had been ascertained by qualitative method through axial coding of general themes in order to come-up with recommendations pointing to Effective Teaching Program (ETP). The dominant characteristics of effective teaching as perceived by the student respondents were 21 items with “helpful” topping the list, followed by “knowledgeable,” “friendly,” “organized,” and “flexible.” Six classifications were derived from clustering the CET, namely: buddy type, accommodating type, cool type, academician type, techie type, and non-biased type. The major findings reveal that the three important elements of effective teaching as perceived by students are academic qualification, attitudes, and skills. Specific recommendations to ETP are also introduced in the paper to strengthen the quality of teaching effectiveness.

scholarly journals Administrative Services Satisfaction Survey in Private Higher Education Institution in Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 729-733
Author(s):  
Dennis L. Estacio
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Satisfaction Survey ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study examined the level of satisfaction of the administrators, teaching and non-teaching personnel of services rendered by the Administrative Services through Survey in Private Higher Education Institution in Malolos City, Bulacan. An ongoing effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of programs and services in the Private Higher Education Institution in Malolos City, Bulacan and specifically to identify needed adjustments to better “facilitate education” through Administrative Services (AS), the Head, University Buildings and Campus Ground Maintenance Unit develop and administer a comprehensive Satisfaction Survey. The purpose of the study is to examine the area of strengths and weaknesses that were identified through the survey questionnaire used by 50 respondents representing the 20% of the Private Higher Education Institution in Malolos City personnel. This study makes use of the descriptive survey method to obtain date and information needed in determining the Administrative Services Satisfaction Survey.  All Administrators, faculty, and non-teaching staff in the Private Higher Education Institution in Malolos City were invited by questionnaire and completed the survey. The purpose of this brief is to examine the responses from the fifty valid surveys received. The summary of the study provides recommendations for further research and to produce corrective actions on the area that need improvement.

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