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Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis

Universities have shifted from face-to-face learning environments to e-learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the sudden change to online teaching has raised concerns among lecturers about students' readiness for e-learning. This study investigates students' readiness for...

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Main Authors: Donnie, Adams, Chuah, Kee Man, Bambang, Sumintono, Ahmed, Mohamed
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Language:English
Published: Emerald Insight 2021
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LB Theory and practice of education
LB2300 Higher Education
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35289/4/abstract.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35289/
https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2046-3162
https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-05-2020-0100
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spelling my.unimas.ir.352892023-10-13T02:42:38Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35289/ Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis Donnie, Adams Chuah, Kee Man Bambang, Sumintono Ahmed, Mohamed LB Theory and practice of education LB2300 Higher Education Universities have shifted from face-to-face learning environments to e-learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the sudden change to online teaching has raised concerns among lecturers about students' readiness for e-learning. This study investigates students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and specifically assesses any significant differences between students' gender, age, ethnicity, level of education, field of study and their readiness for an e-learning environment. The study employed a non-experimental quantitative research design. Data were gathered from a sample of 298 undergraduate and 101 postgraduate students. WINSTEPS Rasch model measurement software was used to determine the reliability and validity of the research instrument. Descriptive, inferential statistics and differential item functioning (DIF) test were used to assess students' readiness for an e-learning mode of instruction with the latter specifically analysing students' demographic factors and their readiness for an e-learning environment. Findings identified that most students are ready for an e-learning mode of instruction. Further analysis indicated that there were differences in students' readiness for e-learning based on their demographic profiles. Emerald Insight 2021-03-19 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35289/4/abstract.pdf Donnie, Adams and Chuah, Kee Man and Bambang, Sumintono and Ahmed, Mohamed (2021) Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis. Asian Education and Development Studies, 10 (3). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2046-3162 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2046-3162 https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-05-2020-0100
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topic LB Theory and practice of education
LB2300 Higher Education
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LB2300 Higher Education
Donnie, Adams
Chuah, Kee Man
Bambang, Sumintono
Ahmed, Mohamed
Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis
description Universities have shifted from face-to-face learning environments to e-learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the sudden change to online teaching has raised concerns among lecturers about students' readiness for e-learning. This study investigates students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and specifically assesses any significant differences between students' gender, age, ethnicity, level of education, field of study and their readiness for an e-learning environment. The study employed a non-experimental quantitative research design. Data were gathered from a sample of 298 undergraduate and 101 postgraduate students. WINSTEPS Rasch model measurement software was used to determine the reliability and validity of the research instrument. Descriptive, inferential statistics and differential item functioning (DIF) test were used to assess students' readiness for an e-learning mode of instruction with the latter specifically analysing students' demographic factors and their readiness for an e-learning environment. Findings identified that most students are ready for an e-learning mode of instruction. Further analysis indicated that there were differences in students' readiness for e-learning based on their demographic profiles.
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author Donnie, Adams
Chuah, Kee Man
Bambang, Sumintono
Ahmed, Mohamed
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Ahmed, Mohamed
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title Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis
title_short Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis
title_full Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis
title_fullStr Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis
title_full_unstemmed Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis
title_sort students' readiness for e-learning during the covid-19 pandemic in a south-east asian university: a rasch analysis
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https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2046-3162
https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-05-2020-0100
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