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Harrell, Ivan L., II; Bower, Beverly L. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2011
This study examined the student characteristics of learning style, locus of control, computer experience and access, and online course experience on persistence of community college students in online courses. An online survey instrument based on the Barsch Learning Style Inventory (1996), the Abbreviated Measure of Internal-External Locus of…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, College Students, Cognitive Style, Grade Point Average
Puzziferro, Maria – American Journal of Distance Education, 2008
This study was designed to examine performance as a function of grade and course satisfaction in online undergraduate level courses, specifically students' self-efficacy for online technologies and self-regulated learning strategies. This research included a sample (N = 815) of community college students enrolled in liberal arts online courses…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Online Courses, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness
Aragon, Steven R.; Johnson, Elaine S. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2008
This study investigated the differences between demographic, enrollment, academic, and self-directed learning characteristics of completers and noncompleters in online courses at one community college. The study also obtained students' self-reported reasons for not completing their coursework. No significant differences were found in the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Paying for College, Community Colleges
Jones, James G. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2008
This study, a naturalistic inquiry conducted between 2002 and 2005, presents an integrated portrayal of issues and concerns of twenty-seven directors of postsecondary distributed/distance learning programs as well as the results of a survey that examined technology utilization and methods in 316 postsecondary schools. The major issues and concerns…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Technology Uses in Education, Postsecondary Education, Surveys
Barrett, Karinda R.; Bower, Beverly L.; Donovan, Nancy C. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2007
This study examined the teaching styles of online instructors at Florida's 28 community colleges in an effort to determine if the instructors had adopted the learner-centered model touted in the literature. The Principles of Adult Learning Scale was the primary instrument used to collect data from 292 online instructors. The study revealed that…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Community Colleges, Distance Education, College Faculty
Levy, Suzanne; Beaulieu, Rodney – American Journal of Distance Education, 2003
In this article we summarize the planning and implementation of online distance learning programs at various community colleges in California. We examine six areas: the institutions' vision, curriculum and programs, staff training and support, student services, student training and support, and policies.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Community Colleges, Online Courses, Computer Uses in Education
DeTure, Monica – American Journal of Distance Education, 2004
This study was designed to identify those learner attributes that may be used to predict student success (in terms of grade point average) in a Web-based distance education setting. Students enrolled in six Web-based, general education distance education courses at a community college were asked to complete the Group Embedded Figures Test for…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology, Measures (Individuals), Cognitive Style