The Relationship Between Online Student Interactions and Student Success in Postsecondary Career and Technical Education

• In Event: Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Student Success

Abstract

Community colleges are using online instruction to increase the talent development pipeline of skilled workers in career and technical education (CTE) disciplines. In postsecondary education, Jaggars and Xu (2016) report student interactions relate to student success. The study explores the relationships between online student interactions and student success while controlling for gender, age, ethnicity, Pell status, and enrollment status. CTE students that have completed at least one CTE course online were surveyed regarding interactions and student success. This study uses regression analysis to examine relationship student-to-student interaction, and student-to-instructor interaction, student-to-content interaction, student-to-work-based learning interaction, student satisfaction, perceived learning, academic success, and perceived transfer of learning and student achievement.

Authors

• Alain Ayangma, Wake Technical Community College

• James E. Bartlett, North Carolina State University