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Academic engagement is behavioral and includes attending class, participating in discussions (in class or online), extra credit assignments, or contacting the instructor about course content or requirements. For MOOCs, course completion has often been used as the measure of performance, but due to the nature of this mode of instruction, that measure seems simplistic in the context of the complex nature of MOOCs and the likely variance in student experiences and interactions with the course and course materials. The Moderating Effect of Courses Related to a Student's Academic Major Students pursuing courses related to their chosen academic major likely exhibit higher levels of engagement and internal locus of control related directly to those courses. Chris Hopkins a, O. C. Ferrell a, Linda Ferrell a, Karen Hopkins a, and Adam C. Merkle b a Harbert College of Business, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA; b Mitchell College of Business, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA ABSTRACT Students' academic performance is usually evaluated by the final grade in a course. These students may not have an internal reinforcement mechanism to earn high grades in a principles of marketing class because that course is not a specific, focused choice. [Extracted from the article] |
