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This document summarizes a study on students' perceptions of e-learning at a technical university in Romania. The study used a questionnaire to collect views from 217 students across various faculties and years of study. Factor analysis identified the key advantages and disadvantages of e-learning according to students. Results provide insight for university management on factors influencing student perceptions of e-learning and how views differ between student groups.

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This document summarizes a study on students' perceptions of e-learning at a technical university in Romania. The study used a questionnaire to collect views from 217 students across various faculties and years of study. Factor analysis identified the key advantages and disadvantages of e-learning according to students. Results provide insight for university management on factors influencing student perceptions of e-learning and how views differ between student groups.

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The 14th International Scientific Conference

eLearning and Software for Education


Bucharest, April 19-20, 2018
10.12753/2066-026X-18-246

Quantitative Analysis of Main Advantages and Disadvantages of the Use of E-Learning


in a Technical University

Bogdan RUSU, Mihaela Brîndușa TUDOSE


Faculty of Textile and Leather Engineering and Industrial Management, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University,
Blvd. D. Mangeron, No. 28, Iasi 700050, Romania
[email protected], [email protected]

Abstract: The new information technologies and devices have a significant impact on student behavior
through the use of social media and communication. Whilst they an inclination to use smart phones and
computers to both communicate and surf the internet, students may not capitalize their IT skills and
abilities for educational purposes. There is little research in Romania on the student's perceptions
towards the use of e-learning in a technical university. The purpose of this paper is to present the
results of an exploratory quantitative study that depict student's perceptions towards the use of e-
learning and the main advantages and disadvantages for various categories of students from a
technical University. Key factors and main advantages and disadvantages used to develop the survey
were identified based on a qualitative research. The questionnaire was pretested and administered to
217 students in paper format to multiple Faculties and years of study. Both advantages and
disadvantages identified for e-learning were measured on a five-point interval importance scale. SPSS
was used for statistical analysis. Factor analysis was performed for both advantages and disadvantages
in order to identify the key aspects that characterize student's opinion towards the e-learning The
survey compared and contrasted the student's viewpoints from several Faculties and years of study as
well as for students from five distinct groups: those that have high grades and receive bursary (merit),
those with good grades but just below the bursary threshold (up to one point below), students with poor
academic performance and no bursary, those that work (part-time or full time) and those that never
worked. Statistical analysis investigated for existence of significant differences due to student's faculty,
gender, year of study, age, grades, bachelor or master, and whether or not the student works. This
paper provides important results for the University management on both Faculty and University level
regarding the key factors influencing student's perceptions towards the use of e-learning.

Keywords: Higher Education, Advantages and Disadvantages of e-Learning, Technical University.

I. INTRODUCTION

The term digital natives suggest a generation that was born and raised / developed at once with
the technology, and cyberspace. In this generation, the young people are „native speakers of the digital
language of computers, video games and the Internet” [1].
According to E-learning Market Trends & Forecast 2014-2016 [2], out of the 85 countries
included in the study, Vietnam, Malaysia, Romania, Azerbaijan, Thailand, Kenya, Slovakia,
Philippines, India and China are countries with the largest growth rate regarding e-learning. Romania
occupies the 3rd place with a growth rate larger than 30% (four times larger than global rate). Same
report designates Europe as a mature market where all classical buyers (school, government, higher
education and corporates) for e-learning packages and services are extremely exigent.
Due to this transformation, the educational system has to adapt based on two reasons:
a) Take advantage of the ICT abilities of the young generation;
b) Face the competition on the market of the e-learning services.

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