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The purposes of this research were to
analyze and to describe the major factors that affected e-Learning
of students at public universities in Bangkok metropolitan area.
The sample chosen for this study were 1,014or 97.5 % out of 1,040
students at the Faculty of Education of public universities in Bangkok
metropolitan area.
The instrument used for data collection
was 7 rating scales. The reliability of the instrument, calculated
by Cronbach Alpha Coefficient is 0.92. The data was analyzed by
using the means (X), Standard Deviation (S.D.) and Analysis of Factors
by Principal Component Analysis technique: PCA, orthogonal rotation
axis by Varimax Method.
The results of the study were as follows:
1. There were 14 major factors that affected e- Learning of students
at public universities in Bangkok metropolitan area as follows:
1) virtual lesson, 2) promptness of network system as well as the
students' readiness, 3) useful learning, 4) feeling of persons and
interesting lessons, 5) supporting thought system and equity of
education, 6) supporting from the institutes, 7) personal status,
8) anyplace, anytime for education, 9) social value and the acceptance
of innovation, 10) experienced and facilitated by others concerned,
11) supporting self-learning and 12) finding out knowledge and enhancing
English language. These factors could be explained 63.551 % of the
total variance.
2. A study of Correlation Coefficient between 12 and 52 factors
was 0.390 - 0.779 and Correlation Coefficient between 12 factor
with that affected e- Learning was 0.438 - 0.863, which was in high
level. Correlation Coefficient within the internal factors of 12
was of 0.005 - 0.070, which was in low level.
3. The regression or predicting equation that affected e-Learning
of students at public universities in Bangkok metropolitan area
was :
Y = Z + 0.673 (Virtual) + 0.843(Network) + 0.863(Useful) + 0.657(Interesting)
+0.701(Thought) + 0.623(Supporting) +0.598(Status) + 0.706(Any place/time)
+0.737(Value) + 0.820(Experience) + 0.650(Learning) + 0.438(Knowledge)
The predicting equation has the power of prediction 82.857 % and
the error of predicting was 7.143
Here, e-Learning is defined as any use of technology for learning
outside the boundaries of the physical classroom. Also, e-Learning,
referred to as Web-based training, is anywhere, anytime, self-paced
instruction that is presented over the Internet to browser-equipped
learners and to meet the needs of today's life-long learners. Thus,
with e-Learning we can empower learners, and the learner, as well
as the mentoring system, is held accountable. What's more, e-Learning
provides a new set of tools that can add value to all the traditional
learning modes-classroom experiences, textbook study, CD-ROM, and
traditional computer based training. However, e-Learning will not
replace the classroom setting, but enhance it, taking advantage
of new content and delivery technologies to enable learning. The
ultimate objective of the e-learning portal is to increase and facilitate
access to education resources in different regions of the world
in different languages while stimulating professional cooperation
to improve the quality of education and learning.
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