A Study on the Learner’s Satisfaction of on-line PBL classes in Korean College

Byoungho Jun

doi:10.18844/cjes.v16i6.6382

Abstract

The quick move to non-face-to-face education caused by the sudden attack of the COVID-19 led to many problems such as faculty’s burden and stress from the planning and designing of suitable on-line classes, technology system problems for both students and faculty and students’ complaints of the low quality of education. Especially Project-based learning (PBL) has more challenges because it is learners-centred and is usually done in face-to-face environment. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the learner’s satisfaction of non-face-to-face on-line PBL classes in terms of interaction and learner’s factors during the attack of COVID-19 pandemic. The data Was collected through questionnaires, from 175 undergraduate students at S women’s university who took the on-line PBL classes. SEM (Structural Equation Model) was used for empirical test using SmartPLS. The results of the empirical analysis reveal that interaction and media utilization self-efficacy are likely to predict learner’s satisfaction. Keywords: COVID-19, On-line PBL class, Satisfaction, Interaction, IT self-efficacy, Motivation

Highlights

The pandemic of COVID-19 has been on the rise around the world and its effects have changed the normal life in all countries
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the affecting factors of learner’s satisfaction in nonface-to-face on-line Project-based learning (PBL) classes during the attack of COVID-19 pandemic
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the learner’s satisfaction of non-face-to-face on-line PBL classes in terms of interaction and learner’s factors as Figure 1 and Hypotheses were set as Table 2

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The pandemic of COVID-19 has been on the rise around the world and its effects have changed the normal life in all countries. This all-encompassing change and its impact have been phenomenal in term of maintaining social distancing and educational organizations have suffered from its negative impact (Choudhary Zahid Javid et al, 2021). Colleges rapidly have shifted from the face-to-face delivery mode of different courses and programs to the on-line delivery mode. Courses are conducted on-line via different platforms, including its internal on-line classroom system, video conferencing and open on-line education platforms. On-line education provides solutions to crisis, but the shift from physical classrooms to on-line ones nonvoluntarily created many challenges and difficulties

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