The Online Delivery of Psychology Courses: Attrition, Performance, and Evaluation

By Stefanie B. Waschull. 2001

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AN ORIENTATION COURSE AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE RETENTION (2004, background): “Although two existing studies address classroom attrition ( Carnevale, 2002 ; Waschull, 2001 ), there are no existing studies that address how specific classes affect institutional attrition.”
Predicting Success in Online Psychology Courses: Self-Discipline and Motivation (2005, background): “There is considerable research comparing the effectiveness of distance education and online courses to traditional courses (Beare, 1989; Fox, 1998; McKissack, 1997; Sonner, 1999; Waschull, 2001).”
E-Learning in Organizations (2005, background): “One study found higher course failure rates in a Web section compared with a classroom section of an introductory psychology course (Waschull, 2001).”
Factors Influencing a Learner's Decision to Drop-Out or Persist in Higher Education Distance Learning (2010, methodology): “A study was conducted by Waschull on an online psychology course instructed and designed by the researcher for Athens Technical College in Athens, Georgia (2004). Waschull began the study by designing a psychology course for a traditional classroom and utilizing the same course content for an online”
Self-regulated learning strategies & academic achievement in online higher education learning environments: A systematic review (2015, background): “Web-based learning provides flexibility and accessibility for students whose schedule or location makes it difficult to attend a physical class (Waschull, 2001).”
Student Evaluation of Instruction: In the New Paradigm of Distance Education (2011, background): “Studies comparing student ratings in distance education and on-campus courses concluded that students in both instructional modes gave similar ratings of overall course and instructional quality (Carle 2009; Kelly et al. 2007; McGhee and Lowell 2003; Waschull 2001).”
The Online STEM Classroom—Who Succeeds? An Exploration of the Impact of Ethnicity, Gender, and Non-traditional Student Characteristics in the Community College Context (2015, background): “The studies that are available typically have small sample sizes or look at hybrid1 rather than fully online courses with a number of studies only assessing final grades without accounting for attrition (Caldwell, 2006; Figlio, Rush, & Yin, 2010; Mentzer, Cryan, & Teclehaimanot, 2007; Scheines, Lein”