online course preference study
DESCRIPTION
Presentation of the paper "An Exploratory Analysis Of Factors Influencing Students Decisions To Take Online Courses" at the IACIS Annual Conference 2009TRANSCRIPT
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An Exploratory Analysis Of Factors Influencing Students Decisions To Take Online Courses
Clara Dorado, Juanita Hernandez, Balkissa SaniChristopher Griffin, Ph.D. And William Barnett, Ph.D
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Background
Nationally Majority of academic institutions offer online
courses Increased spending for CBT Increased penetration of high speed internet
Louisiana Significant spending on distance and online
education Widely dispersed rural population Often must run for our lives!!!
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Research Goal
ULM is working towards a specific profile for online students Capability Probability of Success
Question – When choosing course delivery method (online/hybrid vs. traditional): What factors influence student decision
making? What is the nature of this influence?
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Literature
Perception-based Influences Scheduling Issues Interaction with others Course quality Difficulty Acceptance by employers
Influences based on Student Maturity Level of independence
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Research Model
Convenience
H1 (+)
Convenience
H1 (+)
Level of Difficulty
H2 (-)
Level of Difficulty
H2 (-)
Effectiveness
H3 (+)
Effectiveness
H3 (+)
Social Interaction
H4 (+)
Social Interaction
H4 (+)
Decision to take
online/hybrid course
Decision to take
online/hybrid course
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Data Collection
Survey developed using items from literature
Questionnaire items perception-based General demographic data also collected Sample
Students choosing course delivery method Multiple disciplines represented N=146
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Results
Factor Analysis supported convergent validity of survey items
Multiple Regression Four factor model significant at p=.000 Direction of coefficients support research model
Hypothesis H1 (CONV) p=.003 H2 (LOD) p=.136 H3 (EFF) p=.000 H4 (SCL) p=.604
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Conclusions
Interesting Points Most significant influence was Course
Effectiveness Insignificant influence of Social Interaction not
wholly unexpected Future Directions
Explore impact of learning management system
Expand study to include detailed analysis of demographic data
Expand diversity of sample
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Questions?