The Online Student Connectedness Survey: Evidence of Initial Construct Validity

The Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS) was introduced to the academic community in 2012 as an instrument designed to measure feelings of connectedness between students participating in online degree and certification programs. The purpose of this study was to examine data from the instrument...

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Autores principales:	Tekeisha Denise Zimmerman, Kim Nimon
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2017
Materias:	distance learning student connectedness factor validity construct validity Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e850563977d145d4b2cff56de1f2278b2021-12-02T19:25:49ZThe Online Student Connectedness Survey: Evidence of Initial Construct Validity10.19173/irrodl.v18i3.24841492-3831https://doaj.org/article/e850563977d145d4b2cff56de1f2278b2017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2484https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS) was introduced to the academic community in 2012 as an instrument designed to measure feelings of connectedness between students participating in online degree and certification programs. The purpose of this study was to examine data from the instrument for initial evidence of validity and reliability and to establish a nomological network between the OSCS, the Classroom Connectedness Survey (CCS), and the Community of Inquiry Survey (COI), which are similar instruments in the field. Results provided evidence of factor validity and reliability. Additionally, statistically and practically significant correlations were demonstrated between factors contained in the OSCS and established instruments measuring factors related to student connectedness. These results indicate that for the sample used in this study, the OSCS provides data that are valid and reliable for assessing feelings of connection between participants in online courses at institutions of higher learning. Tekeisha Denise ZimmermanKim NimonAthabasca University Pressarticledistance learningstudent connectednessfactor validityconstruct validitySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 18, Iss 3 (2017)
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description	The Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS) was introduced to the academic community in 2012 as an instrument designed to measure feelings of connectedness between students participating in online degree and certification programs. The purpose of this study was to examine data from the instrument for initial evidence of validity and reliability and to establish a nomological network between the OSCS, the Classroom Connectedness Survey (CCS), and the Community of Inquiry Survey (COI), which are similar instruments in the field. Results provided evidence of factor validity and reliability. Additionally, statistically and practically significant correlations were demonstrated between factors contained in the OSCS and established instruments measuring factors related to student connectedness. These results indicate that for the sample used in this study, the OSCS provides data that are valid and reliable for assessing feelings of connection between participants in online courses at institutions of higher learning.
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The Online Student Connectedness Survey: Evidence of Initial Construct Validity

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