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Determinants of Success in on Online Information Literacy Course

Determinants of Success in on Online Information Literacy Course. Phil Roche Scott Lanning SUU Library with Wayne Roberts SUU Marketing. The course. LM 1010 – Information Literacy Gen Ed required course Mostly freshman enrolled Large numbers of students Class delivered online.

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Determinants of Success in on Online Information Literacy Course

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  1. Determinants of Success in on Online Information Literacy Course Phil Roche Scott Lanning SUU Library with Wayne Roberts SUU Marketing

  2. The course • LM 1010 – Information Literacy • Gen Ed required course • Mostly freshman enrolled • Large numbers of students • Class delivered online

  3. The students • SUU students1: • Had a high school GPA of 3.5 • Had an ACT score of 22.5 • Come from • And are 55.8% female. Southern 15 counties 3,829 49.5% Northern 14 counties 2,335 30.1% Out of State Resident 668 8.6% Non-Resident 918 11.8% 1 Taken from the Factbook for 2011-2012 (http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/fact11/)

  4. The first research project: Do rural students fair worse in an online course? • Compared only students who received A’s or F’s • Looked at external factors • Examined 521 students from Fall of 2007

  5. Variables compared to A’s & F’s

  6. Place designations

  7. Correlations table

  8. Factors impacting skills test

  9. Conclusions from the first research project • No significant difference between resource poor and resource rich • ACT score statistically significant • Accounts for 20% of the model of A’s & F’s • Model does not predict failure well

  10. The second research project: What in course behaviors identify good students? • 385 students who accepted their test out exam grade • 398 students who completed the class • Fall 2010 (is this right? Seems too low)

  11. Students who tested out - 385 • Variables compared to Test Out score • Pre-test • Number of sessions • Session time • Total time • Mail sent • Mail read

  12. Regression analysis with all variables

  13. Only two significant variable

  14. Pre-Test is best, but…

  15. Full term students - 398 • Variables compared to Total Points • Pre-test • Number of sessions • Session time • Total time • Mail sent • Mail read

  16. Results of the regression analysis

  17. Insignificant factors

  18. Significant factors/models

  19. Any questions?

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