Exploring Learner to Content Interaction as a Success Factor in Online Courses

dc.creator	Tekeisha Denise Zimmerman
dc.date	2012-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:05:07Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:05:07Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ff70b5fbbfea421a959bfef05f64b55e
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9549
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/ff70b5fbbfea421a959bfef05f64b55e
dc.description	Interaction plays a critical role in the learning process. For online course participants, interaction with the course content (learner-content interaction) is especially important because it can contribute to successful learning outcomes and course completion. This study aims to examine the relationship between learner-content interaction and course grade to determine if this interaction type is a contributing success factor. Data related to student interaction with course content, including time spent reviewing online course materials, such as module PowerPoint presentations and course videos and time spent completing weekly quizzes, were collected for students in three sections of an online course (N = 139). The data were then correlated against grades achieved in the course to determine if there was any relationship. Findings indicate statistically significant relationships between the amount of time the learner spent with the content and weekly quiz grades (r = .-72). The study concludes that learners who spent more time interacting with course content achieve higher grades than those who spent less time with the content.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University Press
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1302/2294
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 4 (2012)
dc.subject	Interaction
dc.subject	online course
dc.subject	success
dc.subject	grades
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	Exploring Learner to Content Interaction as a Success Factor in Online Courses
dc.type	Article