Online Learning for Enhancing Employability Skills in Higher Education Students: The Mediating Role Of Learning Analytics
Online Learning for Enhancing Employability Skills in Higher Education Students: The Mediating Role Of Learning Analytics
Author(s): Prabhat Mittal, Amrita Kaur, Renu JainSubject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: Learning analytics; higher education; employability skills; partial least squares; mediation
Summary/Abstract: Globally, with the recent technological advancement and innovative capabilities, Higher education institutions (HEI) are adopting information technology tools for teaching in online environments through virtual classroom platforms. Further, the administration of HEI is majorly concerned with students' employability skills and is always willing to empower students to achieve their career goals. The study explores the online e-learning tools like learning analytics and examine their impact on the employability skills of students of higher educational institutions for sustainable development. The paper investigates the mediation effect of learning analytics in influencing the online learning usefulness, and knowledge on the employability skills of the students. The study has used PLS-SEM approach to analyze the responses collected from 172 undergraduate students across universities of DelhiNCR to test the hypothesis. The results confirm a positive and significant mediation of learning analytics in the relationship of e-learning usefulness and knowledge in achieving employability skills.
Journal: TEM Journal
- Issue Year: 11/2022
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 1469-1476
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English