The Correlational Study of Student Engagement, Technology Acceptance, and Learning Achievement by Using Web-Based Instruction

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to investigate the relationships between student engagement and technology acceptance, student engagement and learning achievement, and technology acceptance and learning achievement. The samples were 30 students from Walailak University who registered in the course of “IFM-315 (Designing and Publishing)” in the third term of academic year 2011. The research instruments were a student engagement assessment form, a technology acceptance assessment form, and an achievement test. Data were analyzed by using a correlational analysis statistic. The findings indicated that the efficiency of the developed web-based instruction was at 90.50%. There was a significant correlation between the student engagement and technology acceptance, student engagement and learning achievement, and technology acceptance and earning achievement at the level of .05. There was a positive correlation between the student engagement and technology acceptance at a “high” level (r=.918), between the student engagement and learning achievement at a “high” level (r=.657), and between the technology acceptance and learning achievement at a “high” level (r=.748). The conclusion of this study indicated that the three variables posted a positive correlation coefficient at the significant level of .05.