Psychological Factors on Distance Education for Undergraduates and its Reflection

This paper aims to study the psychological factors on distance education (DE) for undergraduates. Over the past 9 years, a Sino-Australia joint program (approved by Ministry of Education) has been running in Zhejiang University City College, in which is combined face-to-face learning and learning via Internet. A self-designed questionnaire was employed to carry out the investigation among 115 fourth year students selected randomly from joint programs. It consists of 45 items in two parts: demographic background (12) and individual factors affecting students learning (33). Statistical analyses yield findings. This paper is an attempt to investigate personal factors and general factors on Chinese students´ learning via Internet with the intent of providing information and reflection for those who are teaching in similar mode in China.