Assessing the Psychometric Properties of Students' MOOC-Efficacy Measurement Model.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been identified as a potential innovation for improving teaching and learning. This research aims to develop and evaluate a measurement model of students' MOOC-efficacy. The study conceptualized students' MOOC-efficacy in four dimensions of information search...

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Publicado en:Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 29; pp. 215 - 236
Autores principales: Ghazali, Norliza, Mustakim, Siti Salina, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Hashim, Sulaiman
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Publicado: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2021 Special Issue
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          Mustakim, Siti Salina
          Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
          Hashim, Sulaiman
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          Department of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
          Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
          Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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        Psychometrics
        Massive open online courses
        Chi-squared test
        Data analysis
        Confirmatory factor analysis
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          Psychometrics
          Massive open online courses
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        Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
        measurement model
        MOOC-efficacy
        reliability
        validity
      ab: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been identified as a potential innovation for improving teaching and learning. This research aims to develop and evaluate a measurement model of students' MOOC-efficacy. The study conceptualized students' MOOC-efficacy in four dimensions of information searching, making queries, MOOC learning, and MOOC usability. Data were collected with a 23 items questionnaire whose reliability indexes ranged from 0.822 to 0.890, identified from university students who have had some experience with MOOCs and who willingly volunteered to participate in the research (N=1,524). A sample of 623 respondents was drawn through simple random sampling. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was adopted for data analysis. The findings designate that fourdimensional students' MOOC-efficacy measurement model achieved an acceptable level of fit (RMSEA = 0.061, CFI = 0.935 and a normed chi-square, X2/df = 3.322). All statistics provide empirical evidence that the students' MOOC-efficacy measurement model is psychometrically sound in terms of validity and reliability. The measurement model of students' MOOC-efficacy provides further insights into what works in an open online environment which may be used to fulfill learners' needs and preferences.
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