College Students' Readiness for Online Learning: An Exploratory Study

Abstract

Universities make several alterations to their educational programs in order to generate high-quality graduates. One is a shift away from traditional blended learning toward entirely online learning. Universities must begin preparing students for online education, particularly in the event of a pandemic. The student's readiness to study is critical to the success of online education. The goal of this study was to determine students' readiness to pursue higher education online. A Google form was used to deliver an online questionnaire to 473 students at Al Washliyah University Labuhanbatu. Online Student Learning Readiness scores for students at Al Washliyah University Labuhanbatu averaged 69 percent. With an 88.9 percent readiness rating, social competency is the most critical criterion. Based on these variables, one may conclude that students can efficiently socialize with their classmates while studying online.

Online Learning Readiness among Junior High School Students

“…One of the most prominent external determinants of online learning readiness is technical issues with the usage of online learning applications (Sihombing & Fatra, 2021;Anam & Rusydiyah, 2021;Apriliana, 2021;Firmansyah & Minandar, 2021;Hidayati, 2021;Zuhri, et al, 2021;Purwantoro, et al, 2021). Students who face technical issues with the usage of online learning applications tend to be less reluctant to engage themselves in online learning (Srimulat et al, 2022). However, research in traditional offline learning has indicated that learning readiness is not entirely shaped by external factors, but also by individual factors such as personal beliefs and competence (Hoban et al, 2005).…”

“…The instrument is commonly called Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS). This scale has also been used by several studies (e.g., Zou, et al, 2021;Magogwe et al, 2022, Halim et al, 2022Srimulat et al, 2022).…”