An analysis of the determinants of students’ performance in e-learning

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Highlights:

• We model education production functions using SME.

• Motivation is the most important driving force to explain online students’ achievement.

• Motivation is positively influenced only by students’ perception of their own efficiency.

• Students’ perception about their ability to use digital technologies positively affects achievement.

• Previous experience in higher education and students’ effort show no significant effect on achievement.

摘要

•We model education production functions using SME.•Motivation is the most important driving force to explain online students’ achievement.•Motivation is positively influenced only by students’ perception of their own efficiency.•Students’ perception about their ability to use digital technologies positively affects achievement.•Previous experience in higher education and students’ effort show no significant effect on achievement.

论文关键词:E-learning,Efficiency in higher education,Students’ performance,Determinants of efficiency,Structural equations

论文评审过程:Available online 20 July 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.020