Preparedness of AB Economics Students on the Adoption of E-Learning

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the preparedness on the adoption of E-learning of AB Economics students in PSU Lingayen Campus. It explored certain problems such as the level of computer and internet literacy of the AB Economic students, their level of awareness about E-learning and their level of acceptability in adopting E-learning. It also established significant difference between extent of preparedness and the profile variables of the AB Economics students. The study employed the use of descriptive and inferential design to establish the nature of the relationships. The validity and reliability of research instrument was established and data were collected from 111 AB Economics students through complete enumeration. Frequency and percentages, average weighted mean, ranking and Analysis of Variance were used to statistically analyse the data. The findings of the study revealed that most of the AB Economics students are females, have an age bracket of 18 – 19 years old, possess a normal level of internet utilization, frequently visit social networking sites, owned smartphones as an internet-enabled device, spend less on internet services and have high level of computer and internet literacy in terms of general computing skills and online internet skills. The findings also revealed that they are moderately aware of E-learning system, have the acceptance on the adoption of E-learning as an alternative form of learning and moderately prepared on the adoption of E-learning. Profile variables of the AB Economics students such as age, sex, year level, level of internet utilization, websites visited and internet-enabled devices are found to have no significant difference with that of level of preparedness in adopting E-learning.