A New Perspective to University Students' Online Learning Self-Efficacy: A Structural Equation Modeling

Seda Demir

doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1345678

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A New Perspective to University Students' Online Learning Self-Efficacy: A Structural Equation Modeling

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between university students' online learning self-efficacy and academic self-efficacy using structural equation modeling and to create a statistically significant model for online learning self-efficacy. In the study, the cross-sectional survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The sample of the study consists of 322 university students studying in various programs and at different grade levels in the faculty of education in the 2022-2023 academic year. Demographic information form, academic self-efficacy scale, student’s engagement scale in online learning environments, online learning systems acceptance scale and online learning self-efficacy scale were used as data collection tools. The results obtained from the study indicated that academic self-efficacy had a positive and significant effect on student’s engagement in online learning environments and online learning systems acceptance, while student’s engagement in online learning environments and online learning systems acceptance had a positive and significant effect on online learning self-efficacy. In addition, academic self-efficacy was a stronger predictor for student’s engagement in online learning environments, and student’s engagement in online learning environments was a stronger predictor for online learning self-efficacy.

Keywords

online learning self-efficacy , academic self-efficacy , student’s engagement in online learning environments , online learning systems acceptance , structural equation model

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin çevrimiçi öğrenme özyeterlikleri ile akademik özyeterlikleri arasındaki ilişkiyi yapısal eşitlik modellemesi kullanarak incelemek ve çevrimiçi öğrenme özyeterliği için istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir model oluşturabilmektir. Araştırmada, nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden kesitsel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi 2022-2023 eğitim öğretim yılında, eğitim fakültesinin çeşitli programlarında ve farklı sınıf düzeylerinde öğrenim gören 322 üniversite öğrencisi oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak; demografik bilgi formu, akademik özyeterlik ölçeği, çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarında öğrenci bağlılık ölçeği, çevrimiçi öğrenme sistemleri kabul ölçeği ve çevrimiçi öğrenmeye yönelik öz-yeterlik ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre akademik özyeterlik, çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarında öğrenci bağlılığı ve çevrimiçi öğrenme sistemleri kabulü üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı bir etkiye sahipken çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarında öğrenci bağlılığı ve çevrimiçi öğrenme sistemleri kabulü ise çevrimiçi öğrenme özyeterliği üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı bir etkiye sahiptir. Ayrıca akademik özyeterlik, çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarında öğrenci bağlılığı için çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarında öğrenci bağlılığı ise çevrimiçi öğrenme özyeterliği için daha güçlü bir yordayıcıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

çevrimiçi öğrenme özyeterliği , akademik özyeterlik , çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarında öğrenci bağlılığı , çevrimiçi öğrenme sistemleri kabulü , yapısal eşitlik modeli

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Educational Sociology , Educational Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Seda Demir ^*
0000-0003-4230-5593
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

September 30, 2023

Publication Date

September 29, 2023

Submission Date

August 18, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 25, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 20 Number: 55

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1345678

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA48AN27YW

APA

Demir, S. (2023). A New Perspective to University Students’ Online Learning Self-Efficacy: A Structural Equation Modeling. OPUS Journal of Society Research, 20(55), 561-575. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1345678

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