Manuscript received December 20, 2022; revised January 20, 2023; accepted February 16, 2023.
Abstract—The search for a more flexible learning method
still is persistent, especially with the intervention of the
COVID-19 pandemic where modern-day students are mandated
to study away from their physical classrooms. This research
seeks to understand blended learning’s effectiveness through
factors: course flexibility, social interaction, instructors’ timely
response, perceived ease of use, device and internet
infrastructure, and learning environment as determinants to
satisfaction of the pedagogy. A survey was conducted for both
the Philippines and Thailand with 453 respondents coming from
undergraduate and graduate programs to compare the behavior
of both countries on such learning approach. All of which were
analyzed through the SPSS software to have a systematic view
on their background and their behavior towards the subject by
utilizing statistical methods namely 1) descriptive analysis 2)
reliability analysis 3) factor analysis 4) correlation analysis, and
5) multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that
students in the Philippines and Thailand perceive both Course
Flexibility and Social Interaction vital towards their satisfaction
in blended learning. Filipino respondents have also added the
significance of Perceived Ease of Use to their satisfaction on the
learning method. It implies the importance of cooperation
between educational institutions and government agencies from
both developing countries to make this learning approach
effectively delivered.
Index Terms—Blended learning satisfaction, antecedents
affecting, factors influencing, the Philippines, Thailand
Norman Diagan is with MMG College of General Santos City, Inc.,
General Santos City, Philippines. E-mail: diagann@mmgcollege.net (N.D.)
Athapol Ruangkanjanases is with Chulalongkorn Business School,
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
*Correspondence: athapol@cbs.chula.ac.th (A.R.)
Cite: Norman Diagan and Athapol Ruangkanjanases*, "Antecedents Affecting Blended Learning Satisfaction: A Comparative Study in Technologically Enhanced Environments between Students in the Philippines and Thailand," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 1563-1572, 2023.
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