Attitude of Undergraduate Students Towards the use of E-Learning
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https://doi.org/10.52634/mier/2014/v4/i1/1493Keywords:
E-learning, Attitude, Undergraduate Students.Abstract
Information technology plays a vital role in our lives. Everything is influenced by information technology today. The students of each and every stream are dependent upon e-learning through the use of computers and internet availability. This study attempts to assess the attitude of undergraduate students towards the use of e-learning. For this purpose, 300 undergraduate students of Kurukshetra district were randomly selected. Attitude Scale for e-learning was developed and administered on them. To find out the significance of difference between different groups, t-test was applied. The overall results indicate that maximum undergraduate students have a positive attitude towards e-learning. No significant difference was found in the attitude of Arts and Science, Arts and Commerce as well as Science and Commerce undergraduate students towards the use of e-learning. However, significant difference was seen in the attitude of Male and Female and Urban and Rural undergraduate students towards the use of elearning.
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