Disconnected Data: The Challenge of Matching Activities to Outcomes for Students with Disabilities in Online Learning

Autor/inn/en	Connell, Michael W.; Johnston, Sam Catherine; Hall, Tracey E.; Stahl, William
Titel	Disconnected Data: The Challenge of Matching Activities to Outcomes for Students with Disabilities in Online Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Online Learning Research, 3 (2017) 1, S.31-54 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2374-1473
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Disabilities; Online Courses; Blended Learning; Barriers; Student Characteristics; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Records; Integrated Learning Systems; Interviews; Administrators; Grounded Theory; Coding; Data Analysis; Access to Information; Academic Support Services; Student Personnel Services; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Handicap; Behinderung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Schülerakte; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Codierung; Programmierung; Auswertung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Within blended learning environments, the availability and analysis of student data has emerged as a central issue. For struggling students, data generated by digital learning systems present new opportunities to investigate critical success factors. In reality, many seemingly basic questions about persistence, progress, and performance of these learners in online environments may not be readily answered using extant data. This research inquiry generated insight into the practical challenges related to data identification, acquisition, and analysis that are faced by stakeholders seeking to assess the impact of online learning environments on student outcomes. The intent was to investigate the feasibility of and identify barriers to creating a unified student record--that is, a single data set combining data on student demographics, activity, and academic performance drawn from different information systems--that might be used to identify salient factors associated with more or less successful student outcomes. This two-phase investigation highlighted key barriers that are important to address in future research efforts and engendered a series of recommendations that could eliminate some of the current challenges to data acquisition and analysis. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01