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Factors of Learner-Instructor Interaction Which Predict Perceived Learning Outcomes in Online Learning Environment
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Kang, M.; Im, T. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013
Interaction in the online learning environment has been regarded as one of the most critical elements that affect learning outcomes. This study examined what factors in learner-instructor interaction can predict the learner's outcomes in the online learning environment. Learners in K Online University participated by answering the survey, and data…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, Student Surveys
The Effect of Work Placements on the Academic Performance of Chinese Students in UK Higher Education
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Crawford, Ian; Wang, Zhiqi – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
The main controversy as a result of the commercialisation of international education markets is that international students especially those from China are unable to perform as well as UK students in UK universities. So far, research has yet to identify the influence of placements on the academic performance of Chinese students from entry to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Job Placement
The Contribution of the Library to the Reputation of a University
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Weiner, Sharon – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009
This paper explores the relationship between a peer-assessed reputation rating for each of the 247 doctoral universities and cross-institutional performance indicators for universities and their libraries. Using multiple regression, the variable of library expenditures, was the only consistently significant one using combinations of variables.…
Descriptors: Reputation, Peer Evaluation, Academic Libraries, Performance