The university students’ self-regulated effort, flexibility and satisfaction in distance education
Abstract Distance education offers flexible learning opportunities in terms of time, place and learning speed to teachers and students through internet technologies. However, the learning opportunities provided in distance education environments require students to act more autonomously and take mor...
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| description | Abstract Distance education offers flexible learning opportunities in terms of time, place and learning speed to teachers and students through internet technologies. However, the learning opportunities provided in distance education environments require students to act more autonomously and take more responsibility for regulating their learning processes to achieve their learning goals. For this reason, it is crucial to reveal the relationships between flexibility, self-regulated effort and satisfaction factors to provide efficient and effective learning environments in distance education. Accordingly, within the scope of this study, it is aimed to investigate university students’ perceptions of flexibility, self-regulated effort and satisfaction with the distance education process, and their views on distance education. Survey research was used as the research method in the study. The study sample consisted of 1760 university students studying at 28 different universities. Data were analysed using t-test, ANOVA, and regression methods. As a result of the study, male students were more satisfied with distance education than female students, and education faculty students had the highest level of satisfaction. In addition, self-regulated effort and flexibility variables were significant factors affecting students’ satisfaction towards distance education. Furthermore, the advantages and problems of distance education and suggestions for future distance learning environments were presented in the light of students views. Finally, the study’s implications and various recommendations for practitioners and researchers were discussed in detail. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f540326f4df44f998cca72b443732b92022-12-22T00:44:19ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education2365-94402022-07-0119111910.1186/s41239-022-00342-wThe university students’ self-regulated effort, flexibility and satisfaction in distance educationZeynep Turan0Sevda Kucuk1Sinem Cilligol Karabey2Department of Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty, Ataturk UniversityDepartment of Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty, Ataturk UniversityOpen and Distance Education Faculty, Ataturk UniversityAbstract Distance education offers flexible learning opportunities in terms of time, place and learning speed to teachers and students through internet technologies. However, the learning opportunities provided in distance education environments require students to act more autonomously and take more responsibility for regulating their learning processes to achieve their learning goals. For this reason, it is crucial to reveal the relationships between flexibility, self-regulated effort and satisfaction factors to provide efficient and effective learning environments in distance education. Accordingly, within the scope of this study, it is aimed to investigate university students’ perceptions of flexibility, self-regulated effort and satisfaction with the distance education process, and their views on distance education. Survey research was used as the research method in the study. The study sample consisted of 1760 university students studying at 28 different universities. Data were analysed using t-test, ANOVA, and regression methods. As a result of the study, male students were more satisfied with distance education than female students, and education faculty students had the highest level of satisfaction. In addition, self-regulated effort and flexibility variables were significant factors affecting students’ satisfaction towards distance education. Furthermore, the advantages and problems of distance education and suggestions for future distance learning environments were presented in the light of students views. Finally, the study’s implications and various recommendations for practitioners and researchers were discussed in detail.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-022-00342-wSatisfactionSelf-regulationFlexibilityUniversity studentsDistance education |
| spellingShingle | Zeynep Turan Sevda Kucuk Sinem Cilligol Karabey The university students’ self-regulated effort, flexibility and satisfaction in distance education International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Satisfaction Self-regulation Flexibility University students Distance education |
| title | The university students’ self-regulated effort, flexibility and satisfaction in distance education |
| title_full | The university students’ self-regulated effort, flexibility and satisfaction in distance education |
| title_fullStr | The university students’ self-regulated effort, flexibility and satisfaction in distance education |
| title_full_unstemmed | The university students’ self-regulated effort, flexibility and satisfaction in distance education |
| title_short | The university students’ self-regulated effort, flexibility and satisfaction in distance education |
| title_sort | university students self regulated effort flexibility and satisfaction in distance education |
| topic | Satisfaction Self-regulation Flexibility University students Distance education |
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