Which are the determinants of online students' efficiency in higher education?

David Castillo-Merino; Enric Serradell-Lopez; Inés González-González

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-13166-0_30

Which are the determinants of online students' efficiency in higher education?

David Castillo-Merino^*
, Enric Serradell-Lopez
, Inés González-González

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Book chapter › Conference contribution › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

International literature shows that the positive effect on students performance from the adoption of innovations in the technology of teaching and learning do not affect all teaching methods and learning styles equally, as it depends on university strategy and policy towards Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) adoption, students abilities, technology uses in the educational process by teachers and students, or the selection of a methodology that matches with digital uses. This paper provides empirical answers to these questions with data from online students at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). An empirical model based on structural equations has been defined to explain complex relationships between variables. Our results show that motivation is the main variable affecting online students' performance. It appears as a latent variable influenced by students' perception of efficiency, a driver for indirect positive and significant effect on students' performance from students' ability in ICT uses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Technology Enhanced Learning
Subtitle of host publication	Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform - First International Conference, TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Proceedings
Pages	209-215
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13166-0_30
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	1st International Conference on Reforming Education, Quality of Teaching and Technology-Enhanced Learning: Learning Technologies, Quality of Education, Educational Systems, Evaluation, Pedagogies, TECH-EDUCATION 2010 - Athens, Greece Duration: 19 May 2010 → 21 May 2010

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	73 CCIS
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929

Conference

Conference	1st International Conference on Reforming Education, Quality of Teaching and Technology-Enhanced Learning: Learning Technologies, Quality of Education, Educational Systems, Evaluation, Pedagogies, TECH-EDUCATION 2010
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	19/05/10 → 21/05/10

Keywords

E-learning
Efficiency in Higher Education
Structural Equations
Students performance

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10.1007/978-3-642-13166-0_30

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Castillo-Merino, D., Serradell-Lopez, E., & González-González, I. (2010). Which are the determinants of online students' efficiency in higher education? In Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform - First International Conference, TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Proceedings (pp. 209-215). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 73 CCIS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13166-0_30

Castillo-Merino, David ; Serradell-Lopez, Enric ; González-González, Inés. / Which are the determinants of online students' efficiency in higher education?. Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform - First International Conference, TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Proceedings. 2010. pp. 209-215 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Castillo-Merino, D, Serradell-Lopez, E & González-González, I 2010, Which are the determinants of online students' efficiency in higher education? in Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform - First International Conference, TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Proceedings. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 73 CCIS, pp. 209-215, 1st International Conference on Reforming Education, Quality of Teaching and Technology-Enhanced Learning: Learning Technologies, Quality of Education, Educational Systems, Evaluation, Pedagogies, TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Athens, Greece, 19/05/10. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13166-0_30

Which are the determinants of online students' efficiency in higher education? / Castillo-Merino, David; Serradell-Lopez, Enric; González-González, Inés.
Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform - First International Conference, TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Proceedings. 2010. p. 209-215 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 73 CCIS).