A Structural Equation Model of Predictors for Effective Online Learning
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- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Management Education
- Vol. 29 (4), 531-563
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1052562904271199
Abstract
In studying online learning, researchers should examine three critical interactions: instructor-student, student-student, and student-content. Student-content interaction may include a wide variety of pedagogical tools (e.g., streaming media, PowerPoint, and hyperlinking). Other factors that can affect the perceived quality of online learning include distance education advantages (e.g., work and family flexibility) and antecedent personal characteristics (e.g., experience and gender). The study indicated that instructor-student interaction is most important, twice that of student-student interaction; that some student-content interaction is significantly related to perceived learning; that antecedent variables are not significant; and that distance education advantages/flexibility, although significant, are less important than other interactions.Keywords
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