Abstract—The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate an instrument to measure the concept of e-readiness in the context of online learning environment. A rigorous method of scale development was undertaken to achieve this purpose: conceptual model development, item generation, content validation, exploratory study, and confirmatory study. The results of a study conducted in university, specializing in online education, suggest that the e-learning readiness (ELR) is a five-dimensional construct, namely Self Competence, Self-Directed Learning, Motivation, Financial, and Usefulness. Further psychometric tests show a parsimonious ELR measure with support for convergent, discriminant and predictive validities. In addition, these results show that the second-order factor model is the better fitting for the e-learning readiness construct. Based on the results, it can be concluded this instrument is useful and appropriate is assessing e-learning readiness construct. The theoretical and practical implications of the study as well as directions for future research are discussed.

Index Terms—E-learning readiness, reliability, scale development, second-order, validity.

Farid Alem is with Ahuntsic College of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (email: michel.plaisent@uqam.ca).
Michel Plaisent, Cataldo Zuccaro, Prosper Bernard are with University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Canada.

Cite: Farid Alem, Michel Plaisent, Cataldo Zuccaro, Prosper Bernard, "Measuring e-Learning Readiness Concept: Scale Development and Validation Using Structural Equation Modeling," International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 193-207, 2016.