Investigating the interrelation between attitudes, learning readiness, and learning styles under virtual learning environment: a study among Indian students. Issue 11 (1st November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jena, R. K.
• Is Part Of: Behaviour & information technology. Volume 35:Issue 11(2016)
• Page Start: 946
• Page End: 957
• Publication Date: 2016-11-01
• Subjects: Virtual learning environment -- virtual reality -- attitude -- learning readiness -- Indian student; Electronic data processing -- Periodicals; Human engineering -- Periodicals; Information technology -- Periodicals; 303.4833
• DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2016.1212930
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0144-929X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Over the last few years there has been an increased emphasis on conceptualising, developing, and implementing virtual Learning initiatives across the Indian education sector. Effective and successful use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) in academic setting requires identifying and solving many important social and behavioural issues. Without identifying and addressing these issues, their use can compound the mistakes of the past and leave the learner with a passive, un-engaging experience, leading to incomplete learning and low performance. Therefore, educators are required to recognise learner's attitude, readiness, and learning style to take advantage of VLE. This study was conducted to find interrelationship of student attitude, readiness, and learning style towards the effective use of VLE. A total of 240 students who are using any form of VLE for their learning and research volunteered for the research, and the scales were filled via the convenience sampling method. The scales of learning readiness, attitude, and learning style were administered to the participants. The relationship among the variables of the research and the research hypotheses for the model were tested using different statistical tools like correlation, t -test and regression. The research result revealed that there is a correlation among learning readiness, attitude, and learning style, and each of these factors influence the effective use of VLE.