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Publication Date: 2018
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Factors Related to College Students' Self-Directed Learning with Technology
Sumuer, Evren
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v34 n4 p29-43 2018
This study investigated factors influencing college students' self-directed learning with technology. A questionnaire was employed to obtain data from 153 college students on their self-directed learning readiness, the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning, online communication self-efficacy, and computer self-efficacy to predict their self-directed learning with technology. The data were analysed using sequential multiple regression and mediation analyses. The results showed that the predictor variables explained 19% of the variation in self-directed learning with technology. Self-directed learning readiness and the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning were found to be significant predictors of students' self-directed learning with technology. Moreover, the results indicate that the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning significantly mediated the influence of students' online communication self-efficacy and computer self-efficacy on their self-directed learning with technology. This study suggests that students be provided with scaffolding or assistance, not only for self-directed learning skills and the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning, but also for computer use and online communication in order to enhance their self-directed learning with technology.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Web 2.0 Technologies, Independent Study, Predictor Variables, Information Technology, Computer Literacy, Technological Literacy, College Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Readiness, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Schools of Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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