رسالة جامعية

Investigating Student Perceptions of the Effectiveness of a First-Year Experience Online Program on Student Retention

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العنوان: Investigating Student Perceptions of the Effectiveness of a First-Year Experience Online Program on Student Retention
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Jennifer P. Bowman Wilson
المصدر: ProQuest LLC. 2020Ed.D. Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 143
تاريخ النشر: 2020
نوع الوثيقة: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, College Freshmen, Electronic Learning, Academic Persistence, Transitional Programs, Student Satisfaction, College Transfer Students, Student Experience
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مستخلص: This applied dissertation is a mixed-methods study designed to collect student perspectives of an online First-Year Experience (FE) course and to determine the overall value of the FE course. The researcher sought to identify what is the value of the FE course to the students enrolled in this online course. In the study's survey, students will be asked a series of questions designed to determine the overall value of the FE course. For this study, the online FE course survey addressed the following theme areas: Course Content, Overall Satisfaction, Transfer Perceptions, and the participants are the new incoming students (first-year and transfer status) that were enrolled and have completed the online FE course. The researcher collected demographic data and analyzed Likert-like scale questions from survey responses. The survey contained open-ended questions inviting the students to express their "lived" experiences, having completed the online FE course based on perceived value. The transcribed open-ended questions were sorted into common themes that indicate the students' perceptions of their "lived" experiences while taking this online FE course. The research that has been undertaken for this study has highlighted how retention rates and first-year student perceptions are essential when implementing an FE course at a university and that further research would be beneficial. The researcher would recommend expanding this survey at multiple universities to diversify the findings of demographical and retention data, as well as the perceptions of first-year students in varied FE course programs. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Entry Date: 2024
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رقم الأكسشن: ED652291
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC