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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Online Students"”.
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Self-directed learning and academic achievement in secondary online students
… attributes of self-directed learning (SDL) in students, grades 8 through 12, taking online courses through a state-wide online program in the Southeastern United States. The study investigated whether distinct latent classes of SDL exist; whether there was a significant difference in SDL …
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Using a Two-Factor Framework to Optimize Online Students’ Satisfaction While Minimizing Their Dissatisfaction
Students’ satisfaction is a very important indicator of the caliber of online courses, a learning modality which has escalated in the last decade. Satisfaction, however, is a complex construct and most related studies assume that satisfaction is the opposite of dissatisfaction. An alternative view …
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Figuring It Out On their Own: How Rural Adult Online Students Negotiate Barriers to Learning Online
… suggest that there are conditions for rural students that prevent them from earning degrees. Online education addresses the geographic isolation that makes it difficult for rural adults to access brick-and-mortar college campuses. Online courses provide rural adult students with the …
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Characteristics and Patterns of Enrollment and Completion of First-Time Online Students at Midwest Suburban College
… research is warranted to understand why some students complete and others do not, and why some online courses have a higher percentage of completion than others. Administrative personnel should ensure adequate resources are available to support online learning; advisors and faculty should work …
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Transitioning an On-Campus Graduate Nursing Program to a Distance Learning Environment: Do Online Students Perform as Well?
… study examined the academic success rates of online graduate nursing students by comparing them to the on-campus cohort of students prior to the program transitioning online. Analysis was conducted by identifying and comparing final course grades in four required MSN courses. Data was …
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INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF ORIENTATION AND DETECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRST-TIME ONLINE STUDENTS ON THEIR SUCCESS RATE IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SETTING
… is evident that the failure rate is higher among online students than in-class students at Hopkinsville Community College. An analysis of the academic records of students who enrolled in online courses for the first time at Hopkinsville indicated a 13% higher withdrawal and failure rate than those …
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Instructional Technology and Self -Directed Learning: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Online Students' Self -Directed Learning Ability and Instructional Technology Competency
… variations in the learning strategies that students with different levels of SDL ability applied for learning IT in an online course. Cognitive learning strategies of metacognitive self-regulation, elaboration, and critical thinking appear as substantial factors in learning IT for students …
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Perceived distance and instructional design in online agriculture and life science courses
… which learners felt they were distant from their online course and describe relationships between online students’ perceived distance and factors of transactional distance (course structure, interactions, and learner autonomy).</p> <p>An online survey was disseminated to 271 students who enrolled …
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EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG STUDENTS' LEARNING STYLES, TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE, AND STUDENTS' COMPLETION RATES IN E-LEARNING AND TRADITIONAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTS
… popularity in many education environments. Online classes are on the increase because students need alternatives to traditional face-to-face classroom training. Time constraint on today's students coupled with the need for education to keep up with advances in technology, in all fields, has …
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Exploring The Attitudes Of Criminal Justice And Homeland Security Students Regarding Assessment Techniques In Online Courses
<p>Substantial increases in online education since the start of the 21st century requires investigation in to how online courses differ from traditional face-to-face courses. It is particularly important to discover how online students learn and which assessment methods they prefer and see as most …
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DOES QUALITY MATTER? A LOOK AT QUALITY MATTERS IMPACT ON ONLINE DOCTORAL STUDENTS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
… this qualitative study was to analyze doctoral online students’ perceptions of doctoral online learning to ascertain if student views aligned with the Quality Matters (QM) standards. The surveys and interviews that were conducted for this study were used to extrapolate and analyze the views from …
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Online courses at a community college: a study of student characteristics
Over five and a half million students in higher education were taking online classes in fall 2009. The annual growth rate (21%) in online enrollments from 2002 to 2009 far exceeded the enrollment growth (2%) in higher education for that seven year period (Allen & Seaman, 2010). Continued rapid …
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From Presence to “E-Presence” in Online Nursing Education
Online web-based course offerings are now common in many institutions of higher education In response to the current and severe nursing shortage, estimated to represent a 20% vacancy rate by the year 2015, (Tarkin, 2003) many more universities have created online nursing courses for registered …
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Preferred Distance Learning Modalities of Millennial Community College Students
… the differences in course satisfaction between online and blended modalities while focusing on the Millennial student in the community college. The findings from this study uncovered a positive relationship between structure and satisfaction for the Millennial online students. These findings …
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Existence and Importance of Online Interaction
… the existence and importance of interaction in online courses as perceived by online learners and instructors. The study was based on data from online students and instructors in the fall 2002 semester at Mid-Atlantic Community College(1). Two web-based surveys were used to collect data. …
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Fortification of baked products with soy protein: studying the effects of baking with soy protein and potential use in the development of hands-on food science education modules
… the ability to apply knowledge. As enrollment in online courses increases, instructors of STEM courses are challenged with ensuring hands-on learning experiences are available to online students. Additionally, hands-on activities present an opportunity to students to engage with relevant issues …
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Integrating lecture recording to support flexible learning and responsive pedagogies in a dual mode undergraduate law degree
… presented in a dual mode (face-to-face and online) by the University of the Free State’s Faculty of Law. In this faculty, lecture recording is observed by compulsory integration in all classes; the only options pertain to three basic software tools. According to literature, integrating …
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Understanding Disinterest: How Online Undergraduate Students Perceive And Respond To Disengaged Faculty Members
… qualitative study was to discover reasons students participating in asynchronous online undergraduate courses perceive faculty as disinterested, the significance of this perception, and how students respond to disinterested faculty. Online education continues to evolve and change how …
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Academic Dishonesty in Traditional and Online Courses as Self-Reported by Students in Online Courses.
… in academic dishonesty in traditional and online college courses and the perceptions of online students toward academic dishonesty. Students enrolled in the Tennessee Regents Online Degree Program (RODP) who had taken both online and traditional courses were invited to participate in the …
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The online student experience: An exploration of first-year university students’ expectations, experiences and outcomes of online education
Online higher education presents a critical opportunity to extend and diversify the student body. The Online Student Experience (OSE), and online student outcomes, however, remain shrouded in ambiguity. The literature presents conflicting reports of online education (OE) quality, confounded by a …
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