Changes in university students’ behavioral intention to learn online throughout the COVID-19 : Insights for online teaching in the post-pandemic era
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Zhu, Yue, Geng, Gretchen, Disney, Leigh and Pan, Zihao. (2023). Changes in university students’ behavioral intention to learn online throughout the COVID-19 : Insights for online teaching in the post-pandemic era. Education and Information Technologies. 28(4), pp. 3859-3892. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11320-0
Authors | Zhu, Yue, Geng, Gretchen, Disney, Leigh and Pan, Zihao |
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Abstract | Many researchers investigated university students’ behavioural intention to undertake online courses during COVID. However, few examined how students’ intention might change throughout COVID by incorporating their learning capability and approaches. The universities in China went through a process from lockdown in February to reopening in September 2020. It provided a unique context for university students in China to experience emergent online learning for approximately six months before returning to normal face-to-face or blended learning on campus. The researchers conducted a questionnaire survey among 193 Chinese university students to investigate the changes in their behavioral intention to learn online throughout COVID. Additionally, the researchers explored the relationships between the participants’ behavioral intention and the factors of learning capability in general, application of specific online learning strategies, online course engagement levels, and academic performance. It was found that the participants’ intention to study online significantly increased during COVID and then slightly decreased after the university reopened. The participants’ intention of online learning after COVID was predicted by their prior intention, learning capability, application of online learning strategies, and online course engagement. The participants’ perceptions about online learning revealed that, when choosing future course delivery modes, they would a) reflect on their own disposition, capability, and needs, b) compare different learning modes, and c) examine course quality and teachers’ competency. The participants also shared advice regarding their expectation of future online courses which may help shape university educators’ pedagogical practices and provide insights for university online and blended course delivery from learners’ perspectives. |
Keywords | behavioral intention; general learning capability; application of online learning strategies; online course engagement; COVID-19 |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Education and Information Technologies |
Journal citation | 28 (4), pp. 3859-3892 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 1360-2357 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11320-0 |
PubMed ID | 36210913 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85139603975 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC9529601 |
Page range | 3859-3892 |
Funder | Zhejiang Normal University |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 04 Oct 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 31 Aug 2022 |
Deposited | 08 Jun 2023 |
Grant ID | jykf22001 |
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