Development and validation of the Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS)

With the growth of online courses and programs in higher education, considerable concerns emerge about student feelings of isolation and disconnectedness in the online learning environment. A research study was conducted to develop and validate an instrument that can be used to measure perceptions o...

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Autores principales:	Doris U Bolliger, Fethi A Inan
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2012
Materias:	online learning connectedness isolation community higher education Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:46d909ec90b84f179cd875fb62851d462021-12-02T16:59:50ZDevelopment and validation of the Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS)10.19173/irrodl.v13i3.11711492-3831https://doaj.org/article/46d909ec90b84f179cd875fb62851d462012-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1171https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831With the growth of online courses and programs in higher education, considerable concerns emerge about student feelings of isolation and disconnectedness in the online learning environment. A research study was conducted to develop and validate an instrument that can be used to measure perceptions of connectedness of students enrolled in online programs or certification programs in higher education. The instrument consists of 25 items and has four scales: (a) community, (b) comfort, (c) facilitation, and (d) interaction and collaboration. One hundred and forty-six online learners who were enrolled in courses at a Turkish university completed the online questionnaire. Results of a factor and reliability analysis confirmed that the instrument is a valid and reliable measure of students’ perceived connectedness in an online certificate program. Doris U BolligerFethi A InanAthabasca University Pressarticleonline learningconnectednessisolationcommunityhigher educationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 13, Iss 3 (2012)
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description	With the growth of online courses and programs in higher education, considerable concerns emerge about student feelings of isolation and disconnectedness in the online learning environment. A research study was conducted to develop and validate an instrument that can be used to measure perceptions of connectedness of students enrolled in online programs or certification programs in higher education. The instrument consists of 25 items and has four scales: (a) community, (b) comfort, (c) facilitation, and (d) interaction and collaboration. One hundred and forty-six online learners who were enrolled in courses at a Turkish university completed the online questionnaire. Results of a factor and reliability analysis confirmed that the instrument is a valid and reliable measure of students’ perceived connectedness in an online certificate program.
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title	Development and validation of the Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS)
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Development and validation of the Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS)

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