ERIC Number: EJ1136201
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Predicting Student Success by Modeling Student Interaction in Asynchronous Online Courses
Shelton, Brett E.; Hung, Jui-Long; Lowenthal, Patrick R.
Distance Education, v38 n1 p59-69 2017
Early-warning intervention for students at risk of failing their online courses is increasingly important for higher education institutions. Students who show high levels of engagement appear less likely to be at risk of failing, and how engaged a student is in their online experience can be characterized as factors contributing to their social presence. Social presence begins with teacher-student and student-student interaction in online courses. Fortunately, student interaction data can be gleaned from learning management systems, used to model and predict at-risk students at an early stage. This research addresses an existing model for predicting at-risk students to test a previous hypothesis that a holiday effect is a contributor for failure. A new analysis then presents an alternative approach, one that tests the frequency of student interaction rather than amount of interaction as a preferable indicator.
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Integrated Learning Systems, Predictor Variables, Peer Relationship, At Risk Students, Higher Education, Distance Education, Comparative Analysis, College Students, Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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