Adaptability to Online Teaching during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multiple Mediation Analysis Based on Kolb’s Theory
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
2.1. AOT during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2.2. What Influences AOT?
2.2.1. Teaching Roles and Learning Styles in Kolb’s Theory
2.2.2. AOT and Dispositional Traits
2.2.3. Teaching-Learning Mode and Dispositional Traits in AOT
3. Methods
3.1. Participants
3.2. Procedure
3.3. Measures
3.4. Statistical Analysis
4. Results
5. Discussions
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Socio-Demographic Variables | Adaptability to Online Teaching (AOT) | ||||
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Low Level | Medium Level | High Level | Total | ||
Gender | Male | 14 | 47 | 23 | 84 |
Female | 47 | 125 | 74 | 246 | |
Environment | Urban | 34 | 114 | 89 | 217 |
Rural | 27 | 58 | 28 | 113 | |
Level of education | Preschool | 16 | 54 | 38 | 108 |
Primary school | 45 | 118 | 59 | 222 |
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Variables | Mean | SD | Skewness | Kurtosis | ||
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Statistic | Std. Error | Statistic | Std. Error | |||
AOT | 37.55 | 14.81 | 0.22 | 0.134 | −1.21 | 0.268 |
General self-efficacy | 31.25 | 6.09 | −0.30 | 0.134 | −0.86 | 0.268 |
EI | 147.33 | 23.81 | 0.36 | 0.134 | −0.36 | 0.268 |
Facilitator role | 7.05 | 2.51 | 0.02 | 0.134 | −1.13 | 0.268 |
CE-LM | 41.01 | 12.61 | 0.28 | 0.134 | −0.82 | 0.268 |
Research Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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AOT | - | ||||
EI | 0.64 ** | - | |||
General self-efficacy | 0.54 ** | 0.65 ** | - | ||
CE-LM | 0.50 ** | 0.59 ** | 0.36 ** | - | |
Facilitator role | 0.56 ** | 0.38 ** | 0.35 ** | 0.67 ** | - |
Various Effects of EI on AOT | Estimate | Lower | Upper | p |
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EI → Facilitator → AOT | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.001 |
EI → CE-LM → AOT | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.001 |
EI → CE-LM → Facilitator → AOT | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.006 |
Total indirect effect | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.001 |
Direct effect | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.000 |
Total effect | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.000 |
Various Effects of General Self-Efficacy on AOT | Estimate | Lower | Upper | p |
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Indirect effect: General self-efficacy → CE-LM → AOT | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.008 |
Direct effect: General self-efficacy → AOT | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.001 |
Total effect | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.001 |
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Răducu, C.-M.; Stănculescu, E. Adaptability to Online Teaching during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multiple Mediation Analysis Based on Kolb’s Theory. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158032
Răducu C-M, Stănculescu E. Adaptability to Online Teaching during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multiple Mediation Analysis Based on Kolb’s Theory. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(15):8032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158032
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