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Motivation, Persistence, And Achievement In Community College Asynchronous Online Courses, Rachel Michelle Desmarais
Motivation, Persistence, And Achievement In Community College Asynchronous Online Courses, Rachel Michelle Desmarais
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Community college students enrolled in asynchronous online courses were examined for the correlational effects of motivation factors upon achievement and persistence in major and non-major courses. A modified version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) (Pintrich, Smith, Garcia, & McKeachie, 1991) was employed to obtain measurements on motivation and self-regulatory factors. Demographic factors and first generation student status were used to determine any interaction effects.
A series of binary logistic regressions demonstrated significant, positive correlations between self-efficacy and modified MSLQ task value on persistence for these students. A series of ordinal logistic regressions demonstrated significant, positive correlations between …
Academic Predictors Of Online Course Success In The Community College, Christy D. Hawkins
Academic Predictors Of Online Course Success In The Community College, Christy D. Hawkins
STEMPS Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to identify academic factors that might predict online course success for community college students. Online course success was a focus of national research and debate as studies consistently indicated lower success rates in online courses as compared to traditional courses; however, research that identified academic predictors to guide the development of policies and services that support student success in online courses was limited.
A random sample of 20 online course sections held at one multi-campus, urban community college resulted in 491 enrollees being examined for seventy-eight factors that might predict online course success. Factors …