Analysis of Success Indicators in Online Learning

This article examines the impact of personality traits, learning styles, gender, and online course factors (course difficulty, group affiliation, provided materials, etc.) in the academic success of students taking online courses and their overall success rate through traditional classes. Students’...

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Autores principales: Ermira Idrizi, Sonja Filiposka, Vladimir Trajkovijk
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7eda2e39da0a483fbccdff4018bfd57c2021-12-02T19:20:52ZAnalysis of Success Indicators in Online Learning10.19173/irrodl.v22i2.52431492-3831https://doaj.org/article/7eda2e39da0a483fbccdff4018bfd57c2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/5243https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 This article examines the impact of personality traits, learning styles, gender, and online course factors (course difficulty, group affiliation, provided materials, etc.) in the academic success of students taking online courses and their overall success rate through traditional classes. Students’ performance in the online learning environment is still a new perception, and a fair numbers of details are still unknown, in stark contrast to the details known in regard to traditional learning methods. Different types of learners respond differently to online and traditional courses. A case study was performed in which students were asked to attend two online courses, with different difficulty levels, during one semester. One-way analysis of variance was used to determine which factors are significant for the academic performance of students taking online courses, as well as for their overall academic success. Findings from the case study indicate that female students score slightly better, course difficulty has impact on test results, emotional students are more susceptible to online environments, and learning styles are more difficult to identify in online classes. Ermira IdriziSonja FiliposkaVladimir TrajkovijkAthabasca University Pressarticleonline educationcharacter traitslearning stylesacademic successgenderSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2021)
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topic online education
character traits
learning styles
academic success
gender
Special aspects of education
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spellingShingle online education
character traits
learning styles
academic success
gender
Special aspects of education
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Ermira Idrizi
Sonja Filiposka
Vladimir Trajkovijk
Analysis of Success Indicators in Online Learning
description This article examines the impact of personality traits, learning styles, gender, and online course factors (course difficulty, group affiliation, provided materials, etc.) in the academic success of students taking online courses and their overall success rate through traditional classes. Students’ performance in the online learning environment is still a new perception, and a fair numbers of details are still unknown, in stark contrast to the details known in regard to traditional learning methods. Different types of learners respond differently to online and traditional courses. A case study was performed in which students were asked to attend two online courses, with different difficulty levels, during one semester. One-way analysis of variance was used to determine which factors are significant for the academic performance of students taking online courses, as well as for their overall academic success. Findings from the case study indicate that female students score slightly better, course difficulty has impact on test results, emotional students are more susceptible to online environments, and learning styles are more difficult to identify in online classes.
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