THE EFFECT OF E-LEARNING EXPERIENCE ON READINESS, ATTITUDE, AND SELF-CONTROL/SELF-MANAGEMENT


Hamutoğlu N. B., Ünveren-Bilgiç E. N., Salar H. C., Şahin Y. L.

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: INNOVATIONS IN PRACTICE, cilt.20, ss.93-120, 2021 (ESCI)

Özet

Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to reveal the effect of the previous Internet-based education (IBE) experiences of the students’ readiness, attitude, and self-control / selfmanagement variables towards the e-learning process, and also to determine their opinions.

Background: The institutions have made efforts to ensure the continuity of education through their learning management systems and the necessity of addressing the e-learning process from the perspective of students once again showed itself as an undeniable fact. Accordingly, the necessity to consider holistically the variables of readiness, attitude, and self-control/self-management, which affect students’ adaptation to e-learning process, has once again emerged based on the relevant literature.

Methodology: This research based on the simultaneous mixed method considering the previous IBE experiences of 75 Computer Education and Instructional Technology (CEIT) students taking part in the study in Turkey. The quantitative results of the study were analyzed based on the single-group pretest-posttest weak experimental design. Qualitative results were obtained through the structured interview form and set an example for the case study.