Using the Online Self-Regulated Learning Questionnaire to Understand the Habits of Online Students From Rural Communities

• In Event: Roundtable Session 27
  In Roundtable Session: Online Teaching and Learning SIG Roundtable Session 1

Abstract

The proliferation of online postsecondary education has led to some identifying online programs as key opportunities to improve postsecondary education participation among rural residents; however, less is known about these students’ experiences in, and ability to meet the demands of, online courses. This study focuses on the skill of online self-regulation. A regression discontinuity design is used with data collected using the Online Self-Regulation Questionnaire administered to online students in higher education. This data is combined with student location to understand whether rural students in online courses have better or worse online self-regulation skills relative to their non-rural counterparts.

Authors

• Andrew Koricich, Texas Tech University

• Lucy M. Barnard-Brak, Texas Tech University

• Valerie Paton, Texas Tech University

• Florencio Aranda, Texas Tech University

• Javier Flores, Angelo State University