ASSESSMENT OF E-LEARNING SATISFACTION FROM CRITICAL INCIDENTS PERSPECTIVE

Nian-Shing Chen, Kan-Min Lin, no name Kinshuk

2004

Abstract

Understanding learner satisfaction and its factors is very important for E-learning quality development. In this study, we describe an E-learning satisfaction assessment model based on the negative critical incidents perspective and examine if critical incidents affect E-learning satisfaction. The model is tested using an empirical study of 230 online learners at NSYSU Cyber-University. The results show that the model is valid and it can provide 71% of explanatory power for overall cumulative satisfaction for E-learning in our empirical case. The critical incidents that affect E-learning satisfaction can be classified into four categories: administration, functionality, instruction and interaction. Among them, interaction and functionality are found to be the most important factors.

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Chen N., Kinshuk N. and Lin K. (2004). ASSESSMENT OF E-LEARNING SATISFACTION FROM CRITICAL INCIDENTS PERSPECTIVE . In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS, ISBN 972-8865-00-7, pages 27-34. DOI: 10.5220/0002605700270034


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@conference{iceis04,
author={Nian-Shing Chen and no name Kinshuk and Kan-Min Lin},
title={ASSESSMENT OF E-LEARNING SATISFACTION FROM CRITICAL INCIDENTS PERSPECTIVE},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,},
year={2004},
pages={27-34},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002605700270034},
isbn={972-8865-00-7},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,
TI - ASSESSMENT OF E-LEARNING SATISFACTION FROM CRITICAL INCIDENTS PERSPECTIVE
SN - 972-8865-00-7
AU - Chen N.
AU - Kinshuk N.
AU - Lin K.
PY - 2004
SP - 27
EP - 34
DO - 10.5220/0002605700270034