Building a Social and Motivational Framework for Understanding Satisfaction in Online Learning
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Educational Computing Research
- Vol. 38 (1), 1-27
- https://doi.org/10.2190/ec.38.1.a
Abstract
This study examines how social and motivational attributes may influence students' online learning experiences. Based on a review of social theories of learning and research about individual characteristics associated with motivation four constructs were included: social ability, learning goal orientation, perceived task value, and self-efficacy. A model was generated to depict the dynamic relationships among these constructs and the outcome measure of learning satisfaction. Factor analyses highlight four dimensions of social ability: social presence-students, social presence-instructors, social navigation, and written communication skills. The results of applying structural equation modeling to data from a sample of 110 online students show the importance of students' perceived task value, self efficacy, and social ability for satisfaction in online learning.Keywords
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