Validation of a Spanish version of the Distance Education Learning Environments Survey (DELES) in Spain

The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the Spanish version of the Distance Education Learning Environments Survey (Sp-DELES). This instrument assesses students’ perceptions of virtual learning environments using six scales: Instructor Support, Student Interaction and Collaboration, Per...

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Published in:Learning environments research 2015-07, Vol.18 (2), p.179-196
Main Authors: Fernández-Pascual, Maria Dolores, Ferrer-Cascales, Rosario, Reig-Ferrer, Abilio, Albaladejo-Blázquez, Natalia, Walker, Scott L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active Learning
Administrator Surveys
Attitude Measures
Authentic Learning
Blended Learning
College Students
Distance Education
Distance learning
Education
Educational Environment
Educational Technology
Factor Analysis
Factor Structure
Foreign Countries
Independent Study
Learning and Instruction
Nontraditional Education
Original Paper
Resistance (Psychology)
Sociology of Education
Spain
Spanish
Student Surveys
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Validity
Virtual Classrooms
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Summary:The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the Spanish version of the Distance Education Learning Environments Survey (Sp-DELES). This instrument assesses students’ perceptions of virtual learning environments using six scales: Instructor Support, Student Interaction and Collaboration, Personal Relevance, Authentic Learning, Active Learning, and Autonomy. Further, the Sp-DELES includes an additional scale that assesses students’ Satisfaction with their classes. The original DELES has been used in at least 27 independent studies with strong reliability and validity. For this study, we sampled 265 students from the University of Alicante enrolled in various hybrid and distance education courses taught by the Department of Health Psychology. We analysed the Sp-DELES for validity using principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation, and for reliability using Cronbach’s alpha. The Sp-DELES exhibited good reliability (Cronbach’s alpha for the scales ranging from 0.86 to 0.97) and the original six-factor structure was replicated and accounted for 72.9 % of the total variance. Overall the results are consistent with those of the original English-language version of the instrument. The Sp-DELES has proven to be a reliable and valid instrument for assessing psychosocial learning environments in tertiary-level hybrid and distance-education settings.
ISSN:1387-1579
1573-1855
DOI:10.1007/s10984-015-9179-0