Abstract
Students are one of the key elements during the implementation of e-learning systems within universities. To be able to build solid and effective e-learning systems, it is important to know the level of students’ readiness. In this paper, e-learning readiness of the Department of Information Management (DIM) students at Hacettepe University will be investigated. A 39-item e-learning readiness questionnaire (along with some descriptive questions, such as gender and grade-level) that was tested in previous studies was used to obtain the data. The results show that, although some improvements are needed, DIM students are at the expected level of e-learning readiness, in general.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Baltacı-Goktalay, S., Ocak, M.A.: Faculty Adoption of Online Technology in Higher Education. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology 5, 37–43 (2006)
Koçer, H.E.: Web Tabanlı Uzaktan Eğitim. Unpublished master’s thesis, Selçuk University, Konya (2001)
Soydal, İ., Alır, G., Ünal, Y.: Are Turkish Universities Ready for E-learning: A Case of Hacettepe University Faculty of Letters. Information Services & Use 31, 281–291 (2011)
Roknuzzaman, M.D., Umemoto, K.: Knowledge Management Education in Library and Information Science Schools: An Exploratory Study. In: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice, Preparing Information Professionals for International Collaboration, Tsukuba, Japan, March 6-8 (2009)
Hegarty, B., Perman, M.: Approaches and Implications of eLearning Adoption in Relation to Academic Staff Efficacy and Working Practice Final Report, Universal College of Learning (2005), http://cms.steo.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/8C221A73-CF28-4CC9-83E8-B8FD7D9C1164/0/ALETfinalReport251006.pdf
Bonanno, P.: Developing an Instrument to Assess Teachers’ Readiness for Technology-Enhanced Learning. In: 14th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL 2011), Piešťany, Slovakia, September 21-23, pp. 21–23 (2011)
Akaslan, D., Law, E.L.-C.: Measuring Teachers’ Readiness for E-learning in Higher Education Institutions Associated with the Subject of Electricity in Turkey. In: Proceedings of 2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)-Learning Environments and Ecosystems in Engineering Education, Amman, Jordan, pp. 481–490 (2010)
Tezer, M., Bicen, H.: Üniversite Öğretim Elemanlarinin E-eğitim Sistemlerine Yönelik Hazır Bulunuşluğu. In: International Educational Technology Conference, Anadolu University, Turkey (2008)
So, K.K.T.: The E-learning Readiness of Teachers in Hong Kong. In: Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2005), pp. 806–808. IEEE Computer Society, Washington, DC (2005)
Kaur, K., Abas, Z.W.: An Assessment of E-learning Readiness at Open University Malaysia. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE), Melbourne, Australia, November 30-December 4 (2004)
Akaslan, D., Law, E.L.-C.: Measuring Student E-Learning Readiness: A Case about the Subject of Electricity in Higher Education Institutions in Turkey. In: Leung, H., Popescu, E., Cao, Y., Lau, R.W.H., Nejdl, W. (eds.) ICWL 2011. LNCS, vol. 7048, pp. 209–218. Springer, Heidelberg (2011)
Tubaishat, A., Lansari, A.: Are Students Ready to Adopt E-learning? A Preliminary E-readiness Study of a University in the Gulf Region. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research 1, 210–215 (2011)
Hung, M.L., Chou, C., Chen, C.H., Own, Z.Y.: Learner Readiness for Online Learning: Scale Development and Student Perceptions. Computers & Education 55, 1080–1090 (2010)
Park, S.Y.: An Analysis of the Technology Acceptance Model in Understanding University Students’ Behavioral Intention to Use E-learning. Educational Technology & Society 12, 150–162 (2009)
Jahng, N., Krug, D., Zhang, Z.: Student Achievement in Online Distance Education Compared to Face-to-face Education. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning (2007), http://www.eurodl.org/materials/contrib/2007/Jahng_Krug_Zhang.htm
Smith, P.J., Murphy, K.L., Mahoney, S.E.: Towards Identifying Factors Underlying Readiness for Online Learning: An Exploratory Study. Distance Education 24, 57–67 (2003)
Moftakhari, M.M.: Evaluating E-learning Readiness of Faculty of Letters of Hacettepe. Unpublished master’s thesis, Hacettepe University, Ankara (2013)
Aydın, C.H., Taşçı, D.: Measuring Readiness for E-learning: Reflections from an Emerging Country. Educational Technology and Society 8, 244–257 (2005)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Ünal, Y., Alır, G., Soydal, İ. (2014). Students Readiness for E-Learning: An Assessment on Hacettepe University Department of Information Management. In: Gathegi, J.N., Tonta, Y., Kurbanoğlu, S., Al, U., Taşkın, Z. (eds) Challenges of Information Management Beyond the Cloud. IMCW 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 423. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44412-2_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44412-2_13
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-44411-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-44412-2
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)