ERIC Number: ED590254
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
Pages: 6
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Florida Virtual School Impact on the Graduation Rate of a Higher Education Honors Program
Callahan, Michael T.; King, Kathleen P.
Adult Higher Education Alliance, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Adult Higher Education Alliance (42nd, Orlando, FL, Mar 8-9, 2018)
While higher education institutions seek to increase college admissions' predictions of student success, they have largely overlooked examining possible impacts of online distance education classes completed in high school. Using information from an undergraduate honors program, this study analyzed whether an indicator of undergraduate student success can be influenced by such courses. The results suggest that high-achieving Florida Virtual School students admitted to an honors program do not graduate at a higher rate than students who have not completed online distance education classes. However, the study provides a method that can address the sample limitation and guide future research to determine how postsecondary non-honors student applicants are affected by online distance education courses completed in high school. [For the complete proceedings, see ED590245.]
Descriptors: High Schools, Virtual Classrooms, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Admission, Honors Curriculum, Undergraduate Students, Program Effectiveness, Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, Online Courses, Grade Point Average
Adult Higher Education Alliance. P.O. Box 2093, Minneola, FL 34755. Tel: 407-673-3773; e-mail: AHEA.Main.Email@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ahea.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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