Research on influencing factors of college students' online learning effectiveness and satisfaction based on the structural equation model

Abstract

Online learning, as a way of learning, has shown its increasing influence in today's rapid development of science and technology and the Internet. Online education is an important engine for China to realize its education modernization and develop into a modern education power. The stage of higher education is an important stage to train professional workforce. It is of great practical significance to study college students' online learning satisfaction to construct online courses and improve online education quality. Based on constructivist learning theory, blended learning theory, educational communication theory, and distance learning interaction theory, this research identified three potential variables of college students' online learning effectiveness and satisfaction based on literature research. Knowledge construction, teacher-student interaction, and information processing were hypothesized to construct an initial model of factors influencing college students' online learning effectiveness and satisfaction. Based on the empirical study of the structural equation model, 32 observed variables were established, and a questionnaire was designed according to the observed variables and was then evaluated by experts to obtain the formal questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of questions about learning resources, independent learning, teacher input, communication and interaction, platform quality, independent learning, online skills, learning effectiveness, and learning satisfaction. The participants were 389 online college students from different schools and different majors who had studied online for over a year on the MOOC online learning platform of Chinese universities, selected using purposeful random sampling. SPSS24.0 was used for statistical analysis of the data, and AMOS24.0 was used to test, modify, and establish the final influencing factor model. Based on the research conclusion, the study offers some inspirations from the perspectives of teachers' role positioning in students' learning process, students' information processing and knowledge construction ability training, course resource construction and course design, information software and hardware construction, and external environment support to provide useful references for improving and enhancing students' online learning effectiveness and satisfaction.