Factors Influencing Completion and Noncompletion of Community College Online Courses
- 8 August 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in American Journal of Distance Education
- Vol. 22 (3), 146-158
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08923640802239962
Abstract
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 characteristics of age, gender, ethnicity, financial aid eligibility, grade point average, and total hours enrolled; significant differences were found in gender, academic readiness, and completers enrolled in more online courses than noncompleters.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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