Adoption Level of Online Documentary Programs asLearning Material among Students of a ChineseUniversity and its Relationship to Satisfaction

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to identify the significant factorsimpacting the continuing satisfaction of university students and instructors towards e-learning documentary programs learning material in the scope of tertiary education. To recognize the variables influencing on the continuity of e-learning documentary program in higher education institutions, this study employed a descriptive correlational research design. Data were sourced out from 125 Chinese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners systematically sampled from a total of 184 population of students with mobile phones enrolled in the English class of College of Foreign Languages in one university in Zhengzhou, China. This present study assessed the relationship between the adoption of online documentary programs and the satisfaction of Chinese EFL learners. The findings surfaced that the students manifest a high level of adoption and satisfaction of online documentary programs towards English course. Test of differences revealed that male respondents have higher satisfaction, appeal to usefulness, acceptability, perceive enjoyment, facilitating conditions, and behavioral intention of online documentary programs than their female. It was found out that respondents find it interesting to use online documentary programs in their English course regardless of their age. Finally, a significant relationship is found between online documentary programs adoption and students’ satisfaction. The positive correlation indicates that the higher the students’ adoption of online documentary programs, the higher they manifest the level of satisfaction. Implications of the study are discussed.