ATTUDES, DIGITAL READINESS, AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT: KEY FACTORS IN STUDENTS’ E-LEARNING

Hosseinian Serajeloo, Akram; Farasatkhah, Maghsoud; Khodaie,, Ebrahim; Barzegaran, Hossein

doi:10.22047/ijee.2025.534930.2188

ATTUDES, DIGITAL READINESS, AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT: KEY FACTORS IN STUDENTS’ E-LEARNING

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Authors

Akram Hosseinian Serajeloo ¹

Maghsoud Farasatkhah ²

Ebrahim Khodaie, ³

Hossein Barzegaran ⁴

¹ PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from Tarbiat Modares University, Professor, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University of Tehran. Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences and Engineering Education. University o

² PhD in Higher Education Development Planning, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University. Full Professor, Institute for Higher Education Research and Planning. Tehran. Iran

³ Professor of Assessment and Research, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran. Tehran. Iran

⁴ Master's degree student in Engineering Education, University of Tehran. Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences and Engineering Education. University of Tehran. Iran

10.22047/ijee.2025.534930.2188

Abstract

In the era of digital technologies, e-learning has become one of the main pillars of the educational system. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between chemical engineering students’ attitudes towards e-learning, digital readiness and their active engagement. The present study is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included all undergraduate chemical engineering students at the University of Tehran (total number: 500), and a sample of 247 people was selected using simple random sampling and the Cochran formula. Data were collected using a questionnaire based on domestic and foreign research literature. The construct validity of the questionnaire was confirmed with the help of confirmatory factor analysis and its reliability was confirmed with Cronbach’s alpha and omega coefficients. Data analysis was performed in JASP software using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The findings showed that students’ positive attitude towards e-learning has a positive and significant relationship with their digital readiness and active engagement. The innovation of this research is that it integrates the theoretical frameworks of technology acceptance model and self-determination theory as a comprehensive tool that provides an analysis of the complex interaction between digital skills, intrinsic motivation and the design of e-learning environments.

Keywords

Student attitudes

digital readiness

active engagement

e-learning

models

20.1001.1.16072316.1404.27.108.1.7

Subjects

Online Engineering Education

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