Investigation of a Measure of Promotion of Feelings of Self-efficacy in E-learning among Physical Therapy Vocational School Students

Abstract

[Purpose] We tested the cross-validation with structural analysis of covariance of a newly constructed measure of promotion of feelings of self-efficacy in order to assess feelings of self-efficacy in e-learning among physical therapy students. [Subjects and Method] We conducted e-learning with 77 second year physical therapy vocational school students in the 2009 and 2010 academic years. At the end of the e-learning we measured the self-efficacy promotion measure. Assuming that each academic year grouping had the same structural factors, we investigated the model using simultaneous analysis of several groups. [Results] After imposing an equivalence condition on all the coefficients, the goodness-of-fit of the MIMIC model, the CFI, was 0.922, and the RMSE was 0.083. In the model structure, among the observed variables of Feelings of Achievement, in Accumulation of Experience, the variable showing the greatest influence was: “I had feelings of achievement through e-learning.” [Conclusion] We verified the measure of promotion of feelings of self-efficacy through cross-validation. In order to promote feelings of self-efficacy through e-learning, work to raise the potential factor of Accumulation of Experience will be important for the delivery of e-learning that evokes Feelings of Achievement.