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Autor/inn/en | Coldeway, Dan O.; Spencer, Robert E. |
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Institution | Athabasca Univ., Edmonton (Alberta). |
Titel | The Measurement of Attrition and Completion in Distance Learning Courses. Project REDEAL, Technical Report No. 8. |
Quelle | (1980), (27 Seiten) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Adult Education; Distance Education; Dropouts; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Measurement Techniques; Predictive Measurement; Predictive Validity; Research Problems; Student Attrition Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Messtechnik; Forschungskritik; Schülerbeurlaubung |
Abstract | High rates of learner attrition from courses continue to plague distance education institutions. As educational researchers continue to examine the attrition/completion issue, many measurement problems emerge. Focusing on Athabasca University, Alberta, this paper, part of a series produced by Project REDEAL (Research and Evaluation of Distance Education for the Adult Learner), reviews measurement techniques and summarizes problems in measuring and describing student attrition/completion in distance learning environments. Two major problems are: (1) determining who should be counted as enrolled, and (2) defining the length of time a student is allowed from the start of a course until completion rates are calculated. A preliminary analysis of the validity of an "on track" rate function to predict completion rates indicates its potential for accurate determination of attrition/completion. However, resolving measurement problems will entail: (1) clearly defining measurement goals; (2) understanding learner motives; and (3) looking at attrition/completion from a broader perspective than the single course. (BS) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |