Journal article
The effects of need satisfaction on EFL online learner satisfaction
Distance education, Vol.37(1), pp.89-106
01/02/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/120601
Abstract
This study explored the effects of need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) on English as a foreign language (EFL) online learner satisfaction and validated the Chinese versions of the need satisfaction scale (NSS) and online learner satisfaction scale (OLSS). We collected data from a questionnaire administered to 199 EFL students at a Taiwanese university. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient for NSS was .90 and .91 for OLSS. For NSS, the principal component analysis (PCA) resulted in a three-factor solution that accounted for 61.31% of the variance. Regarding OLSS, PCA resulted in a two-factor solution that accounted for 63.17% of the variance. A multiple regression analysis revealed that three independent variables (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) were predictors of EFL online learner satisfaction (F(3, 191) = 85.14, P < .001, R
2
= .57), with competence the best predictor of online learner satisfaction, followed by relatedness and autonomy. The paper concludes with implications of these results.
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- Title
- The effects of need satisfaction on EFL online learner satisfaction
- Creators
- Po-Hsuan Chen - Department of Teaching and Learning, Washington State UniversityOlusola Adesope - Department of Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, and Educational/Counseling Psychology, Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Distance education, Vol.37(1), pp.89-106
- Academic Unit
- Education, College of
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Identifiers
- 99900601053901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article