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

dc.creator	Doris U Bolliger
dc.creator	Fethi A Inan
dc.date	2012-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:32:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:32:01Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ac9090c2fad244a686a859c3a21ffe65
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22483
dc.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.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University Press
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1171/2206
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 13, Iss 3 (2012)
dc.subject	Connectedness
dc.subject	isolation
dc.subject	learning community
dc.subject	online learning
dc.subject	social presence
dc.subject	higher education
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Development and Validation of the Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS)
dc.type	article