Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Questionnaire for Evaluating Online Training in the Workplace
Department of Educational Research Methods and Diagnostics, Educational Sciences Faculty, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
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Sustainability 2020, 12(11), 4629; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114629
Received: 5 May 2020 / Revised: 30 May 2020 / Accepted: 3 June 2020 / Published: 5 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
(1) Background: The objective of this research is to analyse the validated psychometric characteristics of a reduced version of the Questionnaire to Evaluate Online Training in the Workplace (CEFOAL), developed to evaluate the impact of online training processes in terms of satisfaction with lived experience. (2) Methods: This instrument has a factor design structure of five latent factors, obtained through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The factors are pedagogical design, tutor performance, virtual environment design, timing, and transfer of learning. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 471 participants several months after they took courses on occupational health and the environment. The courses were provided through the ISTAS (Trade Union Institute for Labour, Environment and Health; Spain) e-learning platform. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed using the maximum likelihood method. (3) Results: We were able to explain 71.58% of the total variance. Reliability, calculated with Cronbach’s alpha, achieved an overall value greater than 0.90 (α = 0.95). (4) Conclusions: This valid and reliable questionnaire, which incorporates a dimension that measures learning transfer to the job, can be applied in the evaluation of online training processes.
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Keywords:
online courses; course evaluation; student satisfaction; transfer of training; adult learning
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Rodríguez-Santero, J.; Torres-Gordillo, J.J.; Gil-Flores, J. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Questionnaire for Evaluating Online Training in the Workplace. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4629. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114629
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Rodríguez-Santero J, Torres-Gordillo JJ, Gil-Flores J. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Questionnaire for Evaluating Online Training in the Workplace. Sustainability. 2020; 12(11):4629. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114629
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodríguez-Santero, Javier; Torres-Gordillo, Juan J.; Gil-Flores, Javier. 2020. "Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Questionnaire for Evaluating Online Training in the Workplace" Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4629. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114629
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