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ERIC Number: EJ1349561
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 61
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1042-1726
EISSN: EISSN-1867-1233
Post-Secondary Online Learning in the U.S.: An Integrative Review of the Literature on Undergraduate Student Characteristics
Hachey, Alyse C.; Conway, Katherine M.; Wladis, Claire; Karim, Shirsti
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, v34 n3 p708-768 Dec 2022
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning had become a fundamental part of post-secondary education. At the same time, empirical evidence from the last decade documents higher dropout online in comparison to face-to-face courses for some students. Thus, while online learning may provide students access to post-secondary education, concerns about academic momentum and degree attainment dominate the higher education online learning landscape. Because course completion is often used as a measure of effectiveness, there is a strong need for institutions to be able to predict the potential persistence of online students to direct efforts towards ameliorating dropout. Yet currently, a widely tested and validated archetypical predictive model of retention and success does not exist for undergraduate online learning. This integrative review of the literature examines evidence gathered over the last decade, organizing and summarizing major findings, to help identify potential undergraduate student characteristics for inclusion in such a model. The body of literature collected in this review suggests ten factors for consideration.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1920599; 1431649