DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE COURSE SATISFACTION SCALE

Year 2020, Volume: 21 Issue: 4, 110 - 123, 01.10.2020

Fatma Bayrak Moanes H. Tıbı Arif Altun

https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.803378

Cited By: 31

Abstract

Higher education institutions consider student satisfaction to be one of the main factors in determining
the quality of their online learning. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable, valid, and practical
instrument to measure online students’ satisfaction as well as to explore the psychometric and theoretical
concerns surrounding the construct validity of existing satisfaction scales. The study was carried out in
2017–2018 fall and spring with participants consisting of freshmen who took the online course in a state
university (Nfall=1585; Nspring=1206). In this study exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (Study 1-NEFA=921)
and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (Study 1-NCFA=664; Study 1-NCFA=1206) were performed to assess
the construct validity of the scale’s measures. As proof of validity, the effect of gender on satisfaction was
examined, for which independent sample t-test was performed. For the criterion validity, the relationship
between computer and internet self-efficacy and satisfaction scores of the learners was examined. The finalized
version of satisfaction scale, consisting of eight items, demonstrated that the scale is suitable for general use.
Suggestions for future researchers and practioners are proposed.

Keywords

Online learning, student satisfaction, scale development

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