STUDENTS’ READINESS FOR ONLINE LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AT VALAYA ALONGKORN RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY
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Readiness for online learning, Faculty of education students, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat UniversityAbstract
The development of teaching and learning to match with student readiness in the current Covid-19 situation is essential for teachers. This study aimed to study demographic data, basic information and readiness for online learning, and to compare the readiness for online learning of students in the Faculty of Education, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University. Data were collected from first- to fourth-year students, a total of 1,421 students by administering on Martin et al.’s (2020), and Yu’s (2018) instruments, with a return rate of 53.48%. Means, standard deviations, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and LSD were implemented to test the study’s hypotheses. The findings revealed that: 1) Students in the mathematic program, who expected to stay at home while learning online and used more than two devices, reported a moderate readiness level, and a high technology literacy level; 2) Fourth-year students in all programs reported a high readiness level, higher than the first- and second-year students. However, the readiness level of first-year students did not reveal any difference compared to second-, and third-year students; and 3) Students in 11 programs reported different readiness levels, and students in the English major reported a high readiness level. Students in two different fields did not report any different readiness for online learning. However, differences were found between students in the Thai programs and in the English programs. Thus, it was recommended that online communication channels should be used to enhance online learning and improve both students’ and lecturers’ potential for teaching and learning.
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