Students’ perception on e-learning: a basis for the development of e-learning framework in higher education institutions

Abstract

As learnings styles evolve along with modernizing society, educational technology also expands. A current trend in education brought about by technological advances is the e-learning system where teachers and students can discuss lessons online and exchange learning resources. This study explored on the areas of e-learning and provided a review on current e-learning frameworks from different studies. A recent study of Debattista presented a comprehensive rubric for e-learning and it is adopted by this paper as basis for gathering student expectations, feedback, and problems encountered in e-learning. These rubrics were rated by students according to importance. Statistical findings show a significant difference between ratings of students from public and private institutions. Similarly, there is a significant difference between the ratings of male and female students. The difference might spring from the level of interest of students towards learning as factored in by type of institution and gender. Students' learning expectations in an e-learning environment were also gathered in this study as a basis for a proposed e-learning framework. All specific standards presented by Debattista were labelled very important by respondents and are therefore adopted into the proposed framework. Along with these rubrics are proposed additional standards that focus on the enrichment of student experience and enhancement of learning. It is still highly recommended that strict and proper implementation of such standards are supervised by concerned administrative departments.