The measurement and dimensionality of e-learning blog satisfaction: Two-stage development and validation
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a multi-dimensional instrument to measure e-learning blog satisfaction (ELBS).
Design/methodology/approach
This study introduces and defines the construct of ELBS, provides an empirical validation of the construct and its underlying dimensionality, develops a generic ELBS instrument with desirable psychometric properties, and investigates the instrument's theoretical and practical applications.
Findings
After analyzing data from a calibration sample (n=238) and a validation sample (n=226), this study proposes a five-factor, 20-item ELBS instrument.
Practical implications
This empirically validated instrument will be useful to researchers in terms of developing and testing blog-based learning theories, as well as to educators in terms of understanding students’ ELBS and promoting the use of blog-based learning systems.
Originality/value
This study is a pioneering effort to develop and validate a multi-dimensional instrument to measure ELBS.
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Acknowledgements
This research was substantially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of Taiwan under grant number MOST 100-2511-S-018-029-MY3 and by the Research Foundation of Fuqing Branch of Fujian Normal University (grant no.KY2014027); the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Fujian Province (grant no. JAS14338).
Citation
Wang, Y.-S., Li, C.-R., Lin, H.-H. and Shih, Y.-W. (2014), "The measurement and dimensionality of e-learning blog satisfaction: Two-stage development and validation", Internet Research, Vol. 24 No. 5, pp. 546-565. https://doi.org/10.1108/IntR-05-2013-0092
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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