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Human Resources Management

University of Texas at Tyler

2017

Distance learning

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The Online Student Connectedness Survey: Initial Evidence Of Construct Validity, Tekeisha Denise Zimmerman, Kim Nimon May 2017

The Online Student Connectedness Survey: Initial Evidence Of Construct Validity, Tekeisha Denise Zimmerman, Kim Nimon

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The Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS) was introduced to the academic community in 2012 as an instrument designed to measure feelings of connectedness between students participating in online degree and certification programs. The purpose of this study was to examine data from the instrument for initial evidence of validity and reliability and to establish a nomological network between the OSCS, the Classroom Connectedness Survey (CCS), and the Community of Inquiry Survey (COI), which are similar instruments in the field. Results provided evidence of factor validity and reliability. Additionally, statistically and practically significant correlations were demonstrated between factors contained in the …