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Peer reviewedCoggins, Chere Campbell – American Journal of Distance Education, 1988
Discussion of variables that affect successful completion of external degree programs focuses on a study that investigated the association between learning style and persistence among students from the University of Wisconsin System Extended Degree Programs. Literature on distance education is reviewed, and results of the study are analyzed. (35…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Cognitive Style, Distance Education
Download full textWoodley, Alan – 1981
A multivariate model to explain student success and failure at the Open University of the United Kingdom is outlined. The model is based on the results of an evaluation study that explored the suitability of this teaching system for young people under 21 years old. Twenty-three characteristics were designated as social and psychological problems,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Failure, Age Differences, Behavior Problems
