Understanding Digital Learning Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Goal Setting Behavior and Social Pressure in Large-Scale Open Online Courses

Pandemic has changed the whole scenario worldwide, not only related to business but also has equally affected the education sector. The classes have gone online from their physical nature, making it more convenient for students to learn. They provide online courses and lectures at the convenience of...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Peng Zhang
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/9405863ef0954e91aba7785b8b196c2d
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:9405863ef0954e91aba7785b8b196c2d
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9405863ef0954e91aba7785b8b196c2d2021-12-01T08:21:44ZUnderstanding Digital Learning Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Goal Setting Behavior and Social Pressure in Large-Scale Open Online Courses1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.783610https://doaj.org/article/9405863ef0954e91aba7785b8b196c2d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.783610/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Pandemic has changed the whole scenario worldwide, not only related to business but also has equally affected the education sector. The classes have gone online from their physical nature, making it more convenient for students to learn. They provide online courses and lectures at the convenience of teachers and students. This study has also been one such effort in identifying the role of technological applications, intentions, and time flexibility in the digital learning behavior of students in China. The sample used in this study was the students taking online courses through their universities. The sample size was 343 students selected through purposive sampling. Smart PLS 3.3.3 has been used for data analysis via structural equation modeling. This study has found that technological applications play an important role in digital learning behavior, positively moderated by goal-setting behavior. Similarly, intentions predict digital learning behavior. Moreover, social pressure has also been found to augment the role of time flexibility in digital learning behavior. These results are very useful for universities that make understanding the online nature of studies more comprehensive.Peng ZhangPeng ZhangFrontiers Media S.A.articledigital entrepreneurshiplearning behaviortechnological applicationsgoal setting behaviorsustainable digital economyPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic digital entrepreneurship
learning behavior
technological applications
goal setting behavior
sustainable digital economy
Psychology
BF1-990
spellingShingle digital entrepreneurship
learning behavior
technological applications
goal setting behavior
sustainable digital economy
Psychology
BF1-990
Peng Zhang
Peng Zhang
Understanding Digital Learning Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Goal Setting Behavior and Social Pressure in Large-Scale Open Online Courses
description Pandemic has changed the whole scenario worldwide, not only related to business but also has equally affected the education sector. The classes have gone online from their physical nature, making it more convenient for students to learn. They provide online courses and lectures at the convenience of teachers and students. This study has also been one such effort in identifying the role of technological applications, intentions, and time flexibility in the digital learning behavior of students in China. The sample used in this study was the students taking online courses through their universities. The sample size was 343 students selected through purposive sampling. Smart PLS 3.3.3 has been used for data analysis via structural equation modeling. This study has found that technological applications play an important role in digital learning behavior, positively moderated by goal-setting behavior. Similarly, intentions predict digital learning behavior. Moreover, social pressure has also been found to augment the role of time flexibility in digital learning behavior. These results are very useful for universities that make understanding the online nature of studies more comprehensive.
format article
author Peng Zhang
Peng Zhang
author_facet Peng Zhang
Peng Zhang
author_sort Peng Zhang
title Understanding Digital Learning Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Goal Setting Behavior and Social Pressure in Large-Scale Open Online Courses
title_short Understanding Digital Learning Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Goal Setting Behavior and Social Pressure in Large-Scale Open Online Courses
title_full Understanding Digital Learning Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Goal Setting Behavior and Social Pressure in Large-Scale Open Online Courses
title_fullStr Understanding Digital Learning Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Goal Setting Behavior and Social Pressure in Large-Scale Open Online Courses
title_full_unstemmed Understanding Digital Learning Behaviors: Moderating Roles of Goal Setting Behavior and Social Pressure in Large-Scale Open Online Courses
title_sort understanding digital learning behaviors: moderating roles of goal setting behavior and social pressure in large-scale open online courses
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/9405863ef0954e91aba7785b8b196c2d
work_keys_str_mv AT pengzhang understandingdigitallearningbehaviorsmoderatingrolesofgoalsettingbehaviorandsocialpressureinlargescaleopenonlinecourses
AT pengzhang understandingdigitallearningbehaviorsmoderatingrolesofgoalsettingbehaviorandsocialpressureinlargescaleopenonlinecourses
_version_ 1718405368225202176