| Autor: |
Eitan Festinger, Danny Glick, Di Xu, Mark Warschauer, Qiujie Li, Anat Cohen |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
Utilizing Learning Analytics to Support Study Success ISBN: 9783319647913 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-64792-0_14 |
| Popis: |
Online learning has been recognized as a possible approach to increase students’ English language proficiency in developing countries where high-quality instructional resources are limited. Identifying factors that predict students’ performance in online courses can inform institutions and instructors of actionable interventions to improve learning processes and outcomes. Framed in Deci and Ryan’s self-determination theory (SDT) and using data from a pre-course student readiness survey, LMS log files, and a course Facebook page, this study identified key predictors of persistence and achievement among 716 Peruvian students enrolled in an online English language course. Factor analysis was used to identify latent factors from 7 behavioral variables and 18 pre-course student readiness variables. Nine factors emerged, which were classified into three categories of measures based on SDT: competence, autonomy, and relatedness. We found that factors in the categories of competence and autonomy significantly predicted persistence and achievement in online courses. Specifically, the midterm score and self-regulation skills significantly predicted students’ final test score. Counterintuitively, we also found that time spent on the course was a significantly negative predictor of the final test score and that the extent to which a student valued peer learning at the beginning of the course negatively predicted course achievement. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
