FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDES IN WEB BASED EDUCATION

In web based instruction, students ’ interests and needs vary greatly when compared with the traditional learning approaches. Therefore, trying to find solutions to the students ’ problems that are similar to the traditional learning approaches would yield poor results. Apart from that researches are needed to examine the various aspects of this new way of learning. In the light of this perspective, the current study investigates the factors that affect learners’ academic achievement and attitudes in web based education. 127 students enrolled in the e-MBA Masters Degree of Bilgi University constituted the study group of the research. A survey method was used for the study and the data were collected by a Demographic Information Questionnaire and Web Based Education Attitudes Scale. Initially, Demographic Information Questionnaire and Web Base