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Revisiting online learner engagement: exploring the role of learner characteristics in an emergency period
Resource type
Journal Article
Author/contributor
- Kara, Mehmet (Author)
Title
Revisiting online learner engagement: exploring the role of learner characteristics in an emergency period
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the influence of learners’ characteristics on their engagement during online education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigated learner characteristics included digital literacy, self-directed learning, motivation for learning, and perceived stress. The data were collected from the undergraduate learners and the proposed moderated mediation model was tested. The findings showed that all learner characteristics are significant predictors of online learner engagement. Besides, self-directed learning and motivation significantly mediate the relationship between digital literacy and engagement while perceived stress significantly moderates the relationship of digital literacy with self-directed learning, but not with motivation for learning.
Publication
Journal of Research on Technology in Education
Volume
54
Issue
sup1
Pages
S236-S252
Date
2020
ISSN
1539-1523
Short Title
Revisiting online learner engagement
Accessed
21/09/2022, 08:47
Library Catalogue
Taylor and Francis+NEJM
Extra
Publisher: Routledge
_eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2021.1891997
Citation
Kara, M. (2020). Revisiting online learner engagement: exploring the role of learner characteristics in an emergency period. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 54(sup1), S236–S252. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2021.1891997
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