Paper Info
Title
Students' engagement characteristics predict success and completion of online courses
Abstract
This study examined students' engagement characteristics in online courses and their impact on academic achievements, trying to distinguish between course completers and noncompleters. Moreover, this research is intended to differentiate between those who pass the final exam and those who do not. Four online courses were examined with a similar pedagogical model (N-students = 646) using learning analytics methods. The results revealed significant differences between students who completed the courses and students who did not, in all 13 variables. Completers' learning activities were more than twice as high, except for writing in the forums. Course subject and ongoing task and assignment submissions predicted course completion, whereas, in addition to these variables, engagement with course materials and reading the forums predicted final exam success, as well. Thus, the prediction of success in final exam emphasized the significant importance of engagement in various activities in the online course.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1111/jcal.12340
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING
Keywords
Field
DocType
achievement,higher education,instructional technologies,online course,student learning behaviour
Educational technology,Medical education,Computer science,Online course,Pedagogy,Learner engagement,Academic achievement,Higher education
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
35.0
3.0
0266-4909
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
32
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tal Soffer181.55
Anat Cohen222.05