Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates
This paper investigates the impact of various interventions implemented by Open University Malaysia on learners’ level of Engagement in the Online Community developed through interaction between the various participants; learners, instructors and management of the university. The intensity of th...
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| description | This paper investigates the impact of various interventions
implemented by Open University Malaysia on learners’ level of
Engagement in the Online Community developed through interaction
between the various participants; learners, instructors and
management of the university. The intensity of the Online Community
as the result of the interventions was measured using four variables:
Learner-Learner, Learner-Tutor, Learner-Staff and Learner-Content
interaction. The learners’ level of Engagement and Commitment to stay
in their programmes were also measured and a correlation was then
established. Data for the research were collected from 1,500
undergraduate learners of Open University Malaysia throughout
Malaysia using self-administered questionnaires. Results obtained from
1,116 respondents showed that there was a strong correlation between
Learner-Learner, Learner-Instructor, Learner-Staff, Learner-Content,
Engagement and Commitment to stay. Multiple regression analysis
carried out showed that the learners’ Engagement explains 72 percent
of the variance of their Commitment to stay. This study is important as
it will help future researchers to develop a tool to measure engagement
of learners in the Online Community. [ABSTRACT BY AUTHOR] |
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| spelling | oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:10072017-01-10T05:18:38Z Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates Ng , Richard LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education This paper investigates the impact of various interventions implemented by Open University Malaysia on learners’ level of Engagement in the Online Community developed through interaction between the various participants; learners, instructors and management of the university. The intensity of the Online Community as the result of the interventions was measured using four variables: Learner-Learner, Learner-Tutor, Learner-Staff and Learner-Content interaction. The learners’ level of Engagement and Commitment to stay in their programmes were also measured and a correlation was then established. Data for the research were collected from 1,500 undergraduate learners of Open University Malaysia throughout Malaysia using self-administered questionnaires. Results obtained from 1,116 respondents showed that there was a strong correlation between Learner-Learner, Learner-Instructor, Learner-Staff, Learner-Content, Engagement and Commitment to stay. Multiple regression analysis carried out showed that the learners’ Engagement explains 72 percent of the variance of their Commitment to stay. This study is important as it will help future researchers to develop a tool to measure engagement of learners in the Online Community. [ABSTRACT BY AUTHOR] ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning 2011-12 Article PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1007/1/library-document-1007.pdf Ng , Richard (2011) Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates. ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL), 3 (1). pp. 15-26. ISSN 2232-0814 https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1007/ |
| spellingShingle | LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education Ng , Richard Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates |
| title | Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates |
| title_full | Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates |
| title_fullStr | Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates |
| title_short | Engaging the Open Distance Learners: A Strategy to Increase Retention and Improve Graduation Rates |
| title_sort | engaging the open distance learners: a strategy to increase retention and improve graduation rates |
| topic | LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education |
| url | https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1007/ |