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Dissertation
An Investigation of Undergraduate and Graduate Students' Perceptions of Online Interaction
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2008
Abstract
In this study, undergraduate and graduate students’ perceptions of online interaction, and reasons students choose to take online courses were investigated. The results of this study indicated that students perceive online learning as a key element for their success and persistence in online learning. There was a significant difference between undergraduate and graduate students’ perceptions of content interaction. Whereas more graduate students reported that they enjoy courses that are partially individualized with some instructor direction, undergraduate students reported that they enjoy innovative content interaction strategies. There were no significant differences among conversation and collaboration, intrapersonal/metacognitive, and support interactions. Both groups of students identified timely feedback from the instructor and monitoring of one’s own progress as important factors in learning online. In addition, the majority of students reported that they take online courses for convenience and flexibility, and over 50% of students indicated that they could not attend school if courses were not online.
Details
- Title
- An Investigation of Undergraduate and Graduate Students' Perceptions of Online Interaction
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 132
- Copyright
- © 2008 Myong Sun Kim
- Identifiers
- 99380090852606600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida