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Boston, Wally; Diaz, Sebastian R.; Gibson, Angela M.; Ice, Phil; Richardson, Jennifer; Swan, Karen – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010
As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over retention is increasing. Models for understanding student persistence in the face-to-face environment are well established, however, the many of the variables in these constructs are not present in the online environment or they manifest in significantly different ways.…
Descriptors: Student Records, Academic Persistence, Inquiry, Correlation
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Boston, Wallace E.; Ice, Phil – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2011
As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over the retention of the online learner is increasing. Educational administrators at institutions offering online courses, those fully online or brick and mortars, are eager to promote student achievement. Retention is critically important, not just for student success, but…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Academic Achievement, Online Courses, Academic Persistence
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Boston, Wallace E.; Ice, Phil; Gibson, Angela M. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2011
As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over the retention of the online learner is increasing. Educational administrators at institutions offering online courses, those fully online or brick and mortars, are eager to promote student achievement. Retention is critically important, not just for student success, but…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Online Courses
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Gibson, Angela M.; Kupczynski, Lori; Ice, Phil – Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Student success is vitally important. Without academic achievement student self-efficacy is lost, persistence is blocked, and matriculation is unachievable. Exponential growth at online institutions necessitates the inquiry into factors that play a role in student success. In this study, approximately 15,000 cases from the Top 20 enrolled courses…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Success, Achievement Need, Undergraduate Students
Boston, Wally; Diaz, Sebastian R.; Gibson, Angela M.; Ice, Phil; Richardson, Jennifer; Swan, Karen – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over retention is increasing. Models for understanding student persistence in the face-to-face environment are well established, however, the many of the variables in these constructs are not present in the online environment or they manifest in significantly different ways.…
Descriptors: Student Records, Predictor Variables, Correlation, Student Surveys