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Characteristics of Students Who Enroll and Succeed in Psychology Web-Based Classes

Characteristics of Students Who Enroll and Succeed in Psychology Web-Based Classes This study compared the cognitive–motivational anddemographic characteristics of students enrolled in 3 Web-basedsections of Psychological Statistics with their counterparts in 3conventional (face-to-face) sections of this course. No demographicdifferences were found; however, cyberstudents exhibited a greaterexternal locus of control than conventional students. The authorsalso investigated whether there were any predictors of studentperformance in Web courses. Measures of on-line course activity(e.g., homepage hit rate), a high need for cognition, and aninternal locus of control were predictive of cyberstudent success.The authors discuss the implications of these results forinstructors who are considering the design and implementation ofWeb-based classes. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Educational Psychology American Psychological Association

Characteristics of Students Who Enroll and Succeed in Psychology Web-Based Classes

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2000 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0022-0663
eISSN
1939-2176
DOI
10.1037/0022-0663.92.1.137
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Abstract

This study compared the cognitive–motivational anddemographic characteristics of students enrolled in 3 Web-basedsections of Psychological Statistics with their counterparts in 3conventional (face-to-face) sections of this course. No demographicdifferences were found; however, cyberstudents exhibited a greaterexternal locus of control than conventional students. The authorsalso investigated whether there were any predictors of studentperformance in Web courses. Measures of on-line course activity(e.g., homepage hit rate), a high need for cognition, and aninternal locus of control were predictive of cyberstudent success.The authors discuss the implications of these results forinstructors who are considering the design and implementation ofWeb-based classes.

Journal

Journal of Educational Psychology – American Psychological Association

Published: Mar 1, 2000

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