Identification, validation and model of factors affecting learning agility in e-learning in the education system

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

mastane salimi ¹ , zahra taleb ² , esmat masoudi nadoshan ³

1 - Doctoral student of planning at Azad University, South Tehran branch, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, South Tehran Azad University, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, South Tehran Azad University, Iran

Received: 2022-10-15 Accepted : 2023-08-19 Published : 2024-01-21

Keywords: Flexibility, agility learning, Electronic Learning,

Abstract :

The present research was conducted with the aim of identifying and validating the model of factors affecting learning agility in e-learning in the education system.. The studied community includes members of the faculty of educational technology, experts and researchers in the field of curriculum planning, experts in educational technology and computers, and experts in the field of education. The data collection tool was a semi-structured in-depth interview in the qualitative part and a researcher-made questionnaire in the quantitative part. The data obtained from the interviews were prioritized in the qualitative part by thematic analysis, analysis, and in the quantitative part by the structural equation test. The findings showed that the themes include environmental agility, passion for learning, educational support, innovative programs, knowledge and information, educational agility, agile organization. collaborative learning, educational flexibility, creativity in education, rules and regulations, orientation of education. All these themes were categorized into three overarching themes of requirements, processes and consequences. Based on the findings of the quantitative part, all positive and significant relationships and appropriate model fit were reported. Based on the findings, the conditions for improving learning agility should be created through attention and focus on the requirements and processes of learning agility in order to achieve its desired results.

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