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ERIC Number: ED658995
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 90
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3831-8703-6
ISSN: N/A
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Impact of Online Asynchronous Orientation on Student Enrollment, Retention, and GPA for Bowling Green State University eCampus Students
Terence Armentano
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Toledo
Online learning continues be the largest growth sector in higher education (IPEDS, 2019), however, students enrolled in fully online programs are retained at a lower rate than students enrolled in traditional face to face programs. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study is to determine if online students who participate in an online eCampus Orientation are more likely to be enrolled, retained, and succeed academically in their first course than students who elect not to participate in the orientation. The researcher hypothesizes that online students who participate in the eCampus Orientation will have a significantly higher enrollment and retention rate than those who do not. Further, it is expected that online students who participate in the orientation are more likely to have a higher GPA than those that do not. The researcher used one academic year of archival data (Fall 2020-Summer 2021) to compare two groups of students: students who chose to participate in the online orientation and student who chose not to participate. The target population for this study were newly admitted eCampus students at Bowling Green State University, all of which were adult learners with an average age of 30. A chi-square test of independence was used to measure the relationship between participation in the eCampus Orientation and enrollment and retention. A t-test was used to measure the relationship between participation in the eCampus Orientation and academic success as measured by GPA. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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