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Validating a Framework for Quality of Service in Open Distance Electronic Learning Cover

Validating a Framework for Quality of Service in Open Distance Electronic Learning

Open Access
|Feb 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

A model for quality of service in ODeL (QoSODeL).

Table 1

Status distribution.

STATUSFREQUENCYPERCENTAGE
Administrator142.5
Lecturer498.9
Student48888.6
Total551100.0
Table 2

Gender distribution.

GENDERFREQUENCYPERCENTAGE
Male47185.5
Female7814.5
Total551100
Table 3

Age range distribution.

AGE RANGEFREQUENCYPERCENTAGE
Less than 2050.9
20–25437.8
26–3017331.4
31–3516229.4
36–408014.5
41 and above8816.0
Total551100
Table 4

Student level.

STUDENT LEVELFREQUENCYPERCENTAGE
Level 10051.0
Level 2006413.1
Level 30014529.7
Level 40023848.8
Postgraduate367.4
Total488100
Figure 2

Confirmatory factor analysis model of the scale of QoSODeL.

Table 5

Model fit results.

FIT INDEXMEANINGMODEL FIT RESULTSRECOMMENDED VALUESSOURCE
Likelihood RatioP-value0.000≥ 0.05(Joreskog & Sorbom, 1996)
CMIN/DFChi-square divided by Degree of Freedom1.430≤ 3 = acceptable fit(Kline, 1998)
≤ 5 = reasonable fit(Marsh & Hocevar, 1985)
GFIGoodness of Fit Index0.9211 = perfect fit
≥ 0.95 = excellent fit(Kline, 2005)
≥ 0.9 = acceptable fit(Hu & Bentler, 1998)
AGFIAdjusted Goodness of Fit Index0.911≥ 0.90 = acceptable fit(Tabachnick & Fidell, 2007)
CFIComparative Fit Index0.9201 = perfect fit
≥ 0.95 = excellent fit(West, Meserve & Stanovich, 2012)
≥ .90 = acceptable fit(Fan, Thompson & Wang, 1999)
RMSEARoot Mean Square Error of Approximation0.044≤ 0.05 = reasonable fit(MacCallum, Browne & Sugawara, 1996)
RMRRoot Mean Squared Residual0.054≤ 0.05 = acceptable fit(Diamantopoulos & Siguaw, 2000)
≤ 0.07 = acceptable fit(Steiger, 2007)
SRMRStandardized Root Mean Squared Residual0.045≤ 0.05 = acceptable fit(Diamantopoulos & Siguaw, 2000)
CNCritical N230≥ 200 = acceptable fit(Joreskog & Sorbom, 1996)
Language: English
Page range: 66 - 85
Submitted on: Aug 24, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 15, 2025
Published on: Feb 24, 2026
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Prince Yaw Owusu Amoako, Ernest Mnkandla, Michael Agyemang Adarkwah, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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