Online Student Persistence or Attrition: Observations Related to Expectations, Preferences, and Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Su, Jian; Waugh, Michael L.
Titel	Online Student Persistence or Attrition: Observations Related to Expectations, Preferences, and Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 16 (2018) 1, S.63-79 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-4914
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Masters Programs; Online Courses; Electronic Learning; Academic Persistence; Student Attrition; Expectation; Preferences; Student Attitudes; Outcomes of Education; Educational Technology; Dropouts; Cohort Analysis; Family School Relationship; Time Management; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Online course; Online-Kurs; Schülerbeurlaubung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Schülerverhalten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Unterrichtsmedien; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Kohortenanalyse; Zeitmanagement
Abstract	This paper compares the perceptions of two groups of students who participated in the first cohort of the WebIT online Master of Science Degree in Instructional Technology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville over a two-year period. The program completers (n=11) are the students who completed and graduated from the WebIT program. The dropper-respondents (n=5) are those students who dropped out of the WebIT program prior to completion. Both groups volunteered to complete an electronically-administered survey about their WebIT experiences. Each survey contained 46 comparable items. The WebIT students' expectations and preferences for an online program are discussed. Group responses to several questions on a program exit survey illustrate several possible differences between the members of the two groups that may provide insight into a possible relationship between the question topics and the high rate of attrition observed during the first cohort of the WebIT program. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Alabama. 152 Rose Administration, P.O. Box 870104, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Web site: http://www.ncolr.org/jiol
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01