Underlying structure of e-learning readiness among Palestinian secondary school teachers

• Main Authors: Trayek, Fuad, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Dwikat, Mohamad Am, Abulibdeh, Enas Said, Ghaus, Azmah, Muath, Asmar, Siti Salwa, Md. Sawari
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/41471/1/41471.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41471/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper reports on the results of an exploratory factor analysis procedure applied on the elearning readiness data obtained from a survey of four hundred and seventy-nine (N = 479) teachers from secondary schools in Nablus, Palestine. The data were drawn from a 23-item Likert questionnaire measuring e-learning readiness based on Chapnick's conception of the construct. Principal axis factoring (PAF) with Promax rotation applied on the data extracted four distinct factors supporting four of Chapnick's e-learning readiness dimensions, namely technological readiness, psychological readiness, infrastructure readiness and equipment readiness. Together these four dimensions explained 56% of the variance. These findings provide further support for the construct validity of the items and for the existence of these four factors that measure e-learning readiness