Measuring the gap of quality services in e-learning environment by using PSQ tool in Coronavirus pandemic (Case study: University of Tehran)

This study aimed to measure the gap of perceived service quality in an e-learning environment in the coronavirus pandemic from the students' perspective. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and quantitatively descriptive survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study includes all students of the University of Tehran who have been accepted electronically (3051) and have been studying in the semester of the academic year 1399-1400. Using the random sampling method and Cochran's formula, the sample size was calculated to be 341. The data collection tool was the Perceived Service Quality Questionnaire (PSQ) which had 4 components related to service quality (quality of teaching process as main activity, quality of administrative and facility services, quality of support services, and quality of user interface). The validity of the questionnaire was calculated through content validity and construct validity and its reliability was calculated through Cronbach's alpha test, the number of which was equal to 0.969. The results of the analysis showed that although in general students' perception of the current and favorable situation of the four components of service quality in the e-learning environment was above average, in some components there was a gap, the largest gap belongs to the user interface quality component. And the least of it is related to the quality component of the teaching process. The findings of the present study can help increase the awareness of policymakers and leaders of higher education about increasing the importance of the role of service delivery to students (in critical situations) as an integral dimension of academic service quality so that they can continuously evaluate and design optimal mechanisms for new methods. Identify and provide quality improvement services to them.