Explaining Student Retention Based on, Quality of Technology and Internet Quality in the E-Learning Environment

Ojaghi, Nahid; Aslami, Mahbobeh; Zareh, Parisa

doi:10.30473/t-edu.2022.9004

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30473/t-edu.2022.9004

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between quality of technology and Internet quality and student retention in an e-learning environment. In this regard, the current research is of applied, descriptive-survey type. The statistical population of the present study was encompasses the electronics active students of Azarbayjan Shaghi Payamenoor University. A sample of 360 people from this community was considered as a research sample. The data collection tools in the study were the questionnaire of Bhuasiri (2012). The content validity of the research instrument was approved by five honorable supervisors, consultants, and experts. And also a confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the validity of the measurement instrument's structure. All of the questions variables were fitted with factor load. The reliability of the tool was confirmed by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient which was equal to 0.83 The results of data collection after adjustment and tabling were analyzed by statistical tests (exploratory, Correlation). The results of Pearson correlation test showed a significant relationship between quality of technology and Internet quality with student retention. The results of simultaneous regression also showed that predictor variables account for about 58% of student retention changes.

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