Student Perceptions of Their Learning and Engagement in "Quality Matters" Certified Online Courses

• In Event: 64.077 - Online Learning: From the Student's Perspective

Abstract

This study examined student perceptions of the impact of Quality Matters certified courses on their learning and engagement. Fifty graduate students enrolled in online courses completed a survey developed based on the QM rubric items. Among eight categories, Course Activities and Learner Interaction were rated to have the highest impact and Learning Objectives were rated to have the second highest impact on both learning and engagement. The exploratory factor analysis revealed that there were 12 factors that explained 88.89% of the variance of the impact on learning and 8 factors explained 85.72% of the variance of the impact on engagement. Clear expectations loaded as the highest factor for both learning (Eigen value =12.85) and engagement (Eigen value=21.58).

Authors

• Ayesha Sadaf, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

• Florence Martin, Univ of North Carolina Charlotte

• Lynn A. Ahlgrim-Delzell, University of North Carolina - Charlotte