To What Extent Are Preparatory School Students Ready for Online Learning?

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the opinions of students enrolled at the School of Foreign Languages concerning their readiness for online learning. Sequential mixed method design was used in this descriptive study. The researcher administered the Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS) and conducted interview to collect data. As for data analysis, the data obtained from the quantitative part of the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics. For the qualitative part of the research, inductive content analysis was applied to analyze the beliefs of prep school students to ascertain their levels of online learning readiness. The results revealed that prep school students had a moderate level of readiness for online learning. They indicated enhanced computer/internet and online communication self-efficacy and motivation, whereas they often failed to direct and control their own online learning. A final suggestion was that researchers and practitioners should seek to understand better why students generally cannot be successful at directing and controlling their own online learning.

Asynchronous vs Synchronous: Effects of Online Learning on Students' Oral Presentation Skills

“…The availability of technology such as virtual platforms, applications, learning modules, and digital devices, as well as internet access, is one of the factors that encourages the emergence of online learning. As a result of information and communication technology in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, digitalization and onlineization of education have become popular in every field of education around the world (Beruin, 2022;Korkmaz, 2022). Over the past ten years, this learning has become a necessity for many students and continues to increase.…”