Predicting student satisfaction of emergency remote learning in higher education during COVID-19 using machine learning techniques

Predicting student satisfaction of emergency remote learning in higher education during COVID-19 using machine learning techniques

• Ho, Indy Man Kit Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
• Cheong, Kai Yuen Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
• Weldon, Anthony Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong

PloS one, 16(4), , 2021

Public Library of Science

2021

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QE Post-Secondary Education
• F Learning & Teaching
  • FD Application of Communicative Media, IT in Learning & Teaching

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

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Despite the wide adoption of emergency remote learning (ERL) in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is insufficient understanding of influencing factors predicting student satisfaction for this novel learning environment in crisis. The present study investigated important predictors in determining the satisfaction of undergraduate students (N = 425) from multiple departments in using ERL at a self-funded university in Hong Kong while Moodle and Microsoft Team are the key learning tools. By comparing the predictive accuracy between multiple regression and machine learning models before and after the use of random forest recursive feature elimination, all multiple regression, and machine learning models showed improved accuracy while the most accurate model was the elastic net regression with 65.2% explained variance. The results show only neutral (4.11 on a 7-point Likert scale) regarding the overall satisfaction score on ERL. Even majority of students are competent in technology and have no obvious issue in accessing learning devices or Wi-Fi, face-to-face learning is more preferable compared to ERL and this is found to be the most important predictor. Besides, the level of efforts made by instructors, the agreement on the appropriateness of the adjusted assessment methods, and the perception of online learning being well delivered are shown to be highly important in determining the satisfaction scores. The results suggest that the need of reviewing the quality and quantity of modified assessment accommodated for ERL and structured class delivery with the suitable amount of interactive learning according to the learning culture and program nature. Copyright © 2021 Public Library of Science.

• English

Journal Articles

• 19326203

• 10.1371/journal.pone.0249423

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/a55437aa

2022-04-20