Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning Higher Institutions
This study consolidates online peer collaboration, psychological motivation, digital readiness, and online engagement to examine the influence of digital readiness as a mediator in the relationship between online peer collaboration and psychological motivation and online engagement among online di...
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| author | Zahir Osman, Liana Mohamad, Ratna Khuzaimah Mohamad, |
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| description | This study consolidates online peer collaboration, psychological motivation, digital readiness, and online engagement
to examine the influence of digital readiness as a mediator in the relationship between online peer collaboration and
psychological motivation and online engagement among online distance learning students in Malaysian higher
education institutions. For research hypotheses testing, an online survey involving students from different online
distance learning higher education institutions in Malaysia was administered, yielding 307 clean data that was used
in data analysis. This study adopted the Structural Equation Modeling for data analysis. The statistical software
SPSS ver. 23 and SmartPls ver. 3.0 were used. Results revealed that online peer collaboration and digital
readiness have a positive and significant direct relationship with online engagement. Digital readiness was a
significant mediator in the relationship between online peer collaboration and psychological motivation and online
engagement of online distance learning students in Malaysian higher education institutions. This study also revealed
the important role of digital readiness in ensuring the effectiveness of online engagement in the online distance
learning environment. This study has made a significant contribution to online distance learning higher institutions,
lecturers, and students in examining the effectiveness of engagement among online students. (Abstract by authors) |
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| spelling | oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:14722022-08-06T03:29:47Z Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning Higher Institutions Zahir Osman, Liana Mohamad, Ratna Khuzaimah Mohamad, LB1028 Research - Education LB2300 Higher Education LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education This study consolidates online peer collaboration, psychological motivation, digital readiness, and online engagement to examine the influence of digital readiness as a mediator in the relationship between online peer collaboration and psychological motivation and online engagement among online distance learning students in Malaysian higher education institutions. For research hypotheses testing, an online survey involving students from different online distance learning higher education institutions in Malaysia was administered, yielding 307 clean data that was used in data analysis. This study adopted the Structural Equation Modeling for data analysis. The statistical software SPSS ver. 23 and SmartPls ver. 3.0 were used. Results revealed that online peer collaboration and digital readiness have a positive and significant direct relationship with online engagement. Digital readiness was a significant mediator in the relationship between online peer collaboration and psychological motivation and online engagement of online distance learning students in Malaysian higher education institutions. This study also revealed the important role of digital readiness in ensuring the effectiveness of online engagement in the online distance learning environment. This study has made a significant contribution to online distance learning higher institutions, lecturers, and students in examining the effectiveness of engagement among online students. (Abstract by authors) ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning 2021 Article PeerReviewed https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/document/Current/03.%20Mediating%20Effect%20of%20Digital%20Readiness.pdf Zahir Osman, and Liana Mohamad, and Ratna Khuzaimah Mohamad, (2021) Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning Higher Institutions. ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL), 13 (2). pp. 21-31. ISSN 2232-0814 https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1472/ |
| spellingShingle | LB1028 Research - Education LB2300 Higher Education LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education Zahir Osman, Liana Mohamad, Ratna Khuzaimah Mohamad, Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning Higher Institutions |
| title | Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship
between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and
Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning
Higher Institutions |
| title_full | Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship
between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and
Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning
Higher Institutions |
| title_fullStr | Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship
between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and
Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning
Higher Institutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship
between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and
Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning
Higher Institutions |
| title_short | Mediating Effect of Digital Readiness on the Relationship
between Online Peer Collaboration, Psychological Motivation and
Online Engagement in Malaysian Online Distance Learning
Higher Institutions |
| title_sort | mediating effect of digital readiness on the relationship
between online peer collaboration, psychological motivation and
online engagement in malaysian online distance learning
higher institutions |
| topic | LB1028 Research - Education LB2300 Higher Education LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education |
| url | https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/document/Current/03.%20Mediating%20Effect%20of%20Digital%20Readiness.pdf https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/document/Current/03.%20Mediating%20Effect%20of%20Digital%20Readiness.pdf |