ERIC Number: EJ1465034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-2472-5749
EISSN: EISSN-2472-5730
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Setting the Stage for Success: Readiness and Connectedness as Antecedents of Learning Continuance Intention in Online Learning
Yingqi Tang; Hungwei Tseng; Yu-Chun Kuo; Hsin-Te Yeh; Jianfang Liu
Online Learning, v29 n1 p214-239 2025
Through a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, this study investigated how dimensions of online learning readiness and online connectedness influence students' intentions to continue to take online courses. Data from 369 students who took at least one online course at a four-year public university showed that online learning readiness had a stronger relationship with continuance intention than online student connectedness, while online learning readiness had a significant correlation with online student connectedness. Online learning readiness and connectedness were indicators of online learning persistence. Factors such as age, computer/internet self-efficacy, self-directed learning, learner control, and facilitation influence students' intention to continue with online learning. Moreover, among the five subscales of readiness, motivation had the strongest connection with continuance intention. In addition, course facilitation was positively and significantly related to the intention to continue participating in courses. The study's implications and directions for future research were also explored. [Note: The page range (214-237) shown in the citation on the PDF is incorrect. The correct page range is 214-239.]
Descriptors: Success, Electronic Learning, Learning Readiness, Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Intention, Universities, Academic Persistence, Independent Study, Self Efficacy, Facilitators (Individuals), Age Differences, Undergraduate Students, Student Characteristics, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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