Abstract

Wireless Internet technology is gaining a foothold on more and more campuses, yet few studies have investigated how wireless Internet supports and enhances a student-centered learning environment. This study seeks to fill the gap by developing an instrument to measure how wireless Internet supports student-centered learning. A web survey was designed and administered at a public university in the USA where participants were student wireless Internet users. Structural equation modeling employing Partial Least-Squares approach was used to test the research model. The model explains 77% of the variance (R2) in student-centered learning environment. The survey results suggest that wireless Internet has a positive and significant influence on student-centered learning in three dimensions: pedagogical, technological, and cultural learning.

Citation

Lu, E.Y., Ma, H., Turner, S. & Huang, W. (2007). Wireless Internet and student-centered learning: A Partial Least-Squares model. Computers & Education, 49(2), 530-544. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved March 21, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/67352/.

Keywords

• College Students
• Computer Assisted Testing
• Distributed learning environments
• EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
• educational technology
• higher education
• Individualized Instruction
• internet
• Least Squares Statistics
• Partial least squares
• Structural Equation Models
• Student Surveys
• Telecommunications
• Test Construction
• Wireless Internet