ERIC Number: EJ1054620
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
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ISSN: EISSN-1449-9789
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On-Campus and Fully-Online University Students: Comparing Demographics, Digital Technology Use and Learning Characteristics
Johnson, Genevieve M.
Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, v12 n1 Article 4 2015
First-year university students (n = 185) completed an online questionnaire that allowed comparison of those who reported studying on-campus with those who reported studying fully-online. Independent sample t-tests compared the means of students in the two study modes on demographics, frequency of use of digital technology and metacognitive learning characteristics. Compared to students who studied on-campus, students who studied fully-online were older, more likely to be native English speakers and had lower expectations of academic achievement. Compared to students who studied fully-online, students who studied on-campus were more likely to use a computer to chat or tweet, had higher levels of extrinsic achievement motivation and expressed greater need for peer and teacher support for learning. Some differences between on-campus and fully-online students appear to be eroding; other differences persist. Implications for instructional practice are presented.
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Online Surveys, Questionnaires, Comparative Analysis, Online Courses, Distance Education, Conventional Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Metacognition, Student Characteristics, Age Differences, Expectation, Academic Achievement, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Motivation, Student Needs, Peer Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Native Speakers, English, Grades (Scholastic), Student Employment, Help Seeking, Self Efficacy, Study Habits, Reading Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
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