Student Perceptions and Preferences for Tertiary Online Courses: Does Prior High School Distance Learning Make a Difference?

University students who had completed at least one distance education course were surveyed during their first and fourth year of postsecondary studies. When controlled for those who had previous distance education experience in high school, it was found that self-regulatory learning behaviors, which...

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Published in:The American journal of distance education 2012-01, Vol.26 (1), p.23
Main Authors: Kirby, Dale, Barbour, Michael K, Sharpe, Dennis B
Format: Article
Language:English
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Distance learning
Online instruction
Perceptions
Secondary school students
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Summary:University students who had completed at least one distance education course were surveyed during their first and fourth year of postsecondary studies. When controlled for those who had previous distance education experience in high school, it was found that self-regulatory learning behaviors, which are frequently linked to positive experiences and outcomes in online and distance education courses, were equally apparent in all of the participating students regardless of whether they had previously studied online. These findings suggest that high school students do not gain independent learning skills and attitudes in an online environment regardless of what stakeholders, administrators, teachers, parents, and even students themselves believe. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0892-3647
1538-9286