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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Best Practices in Predicting and Encouraging Student Persistence and Achievement Online
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Morris, Libby V.; Finnegan, Catherine L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2009
Four research studies of students and faculty engaged in fully online undergraduate courses are analyzed to generate best practices for teaching and learning online. These studies investigated the relationship of student background variables and online behaviors to student persistence and achievement in the online environment. Over 500 students…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Computer Uses in Education, Student Attitudes, Academic Persistence
Differences by Course Discipline on Student Behavior, Persistence, and Achievement in Online Courses of Undergraduate General Education
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Finnegan, Catherine; Morris, Libby V.; Lee, Kangjoo – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2009
This research empirically examined student behavior in online courses and its relationship to persistence and achievement across fields. Eight variables descriptive of student behaviors online were measured for 1) frequency and 2) duration of participation. Twenty-two courses were grouped into three broad fields: English and Communication; Social…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Student Participation, Academic Achievement, Online Courses