Students' perceptions of academic quality and approaches to studying in distance education

References

• Babbie ER 1973 Survey research methods Belmont CA Wadsworth
   Google Scholar
• Biggs JB 1987 Student approaches to learning and studying Melbourne Australian Council for Educational Research
   Google Scholar
• Biggs , JB . 1993 . From theory to practice: a cognitive systems approach . Higher Education Research and Development , 12 : 73 – 85 .
   Google Scholar
• Cattell , RB . 1966 . The scree test for the number of factors . Multivariate Behavioral Research , 1 : 245 – 276 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cronbach , LJ . 1951 . Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests . Psychometrika , 16 : 297 – 334 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Eley , MG . 1992 . Differential adoption of study approaches within individual students . Higher Education , 23 : 231 – 254 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Entwistle NJ Ramsden P 1983 Understanding student learning London Croom Helm
   Google Scholar
• Entwistle , N and Tait , H . 1990 . Approaches to learning, evaluations of teaching and preferences for contrasting academic environments . Higher Education , 19 : 169 – 194 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Entwistle , N , Tait , H and McCune , V . 2000 . Patterns of response to an approaches to studying inventory across contrasting groups and contexts . European Journal of Psychology of Education , 15 : 33 – 48 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gibbs G 1992 Improving the quality of student learning Bristol Technical & Educational Services
   Google Scholar
• Hambleton , IR , Foster , WH and Richardson , JTE . 1998 . Improving student learning using the personalised system of instruction . Higher Education , 35 : 187 – 203 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Harper , G and Kember , D . 1986 . Approaches to study of distance education students . British Journal of Educational Technology , 17 : 212 – 222 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Johnson T 1997 The 1996 Course Experience Questionnaire Report prepared for the Graduate Careers Council of Australia Parkville Victoria Graduate Careers Council of Australia
   Google Scholar
• Johnson T 1998 The 1997 Course Experience Questionnaire Report prepared for the Graduate Careers Council of Australia Parkville Victoria Graduate Careers Council of Australia
   Google Scholar
• Kember , D , Charlesworth , M , Davies , H , McKay , J and Stott , V . 1997 . Evaluating the effectiveness of educational innovations: using the Study Process Questionnaire to show that meaningful learning occurs . Studies in Educational Evaluation , 23 : 141 – 157 .
   Google Scholar
• Kidder LH 1981 Research methods in social relations New York Holt, Rinehart & Winston
   Google Scholar
• Kreber , C . 2003 . The relationship between students' course perception and their approaches to studying in undergraduate science courses: a Canadian experience . Higher Education Research and Development , 22 : 57 – 70 .
   Google Scholar
• Laurillard , D . 1979 . The processes of student learning . Higher Education , 8 : 395 – 409 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lawless , CJ and Richardson , JTE . 2002 . Approaches to studying and perceptions of academic quality in distance education . Higher Education , 44 : 257 – 282 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lawless , CJ and Richardson , JTE . 2004 . Monitoring the experiences of graduates in distance education . Studies in Higher Education , 29 : 353 – 374 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lucas L Gibbs G Hughes S Jones O Wisker G A study of the effects of course design features on student learning in large classes at three institutions: a comparative study 1997 in: C. Rust & G. Gibbs (Eds( Improving student learning: improving student learning through course design Oxford Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development
   Google Scholar
• Marsh , HW . 1987 . Students' evaluations of university teaching: research findings, methodological issues, and directions for future research . International Journal of Educational Research , 11 : 253 – 388 .
   Google Scholar
• Marton F What does it take to learn? Some implications of an alternative view of learning 1976 in: N. Entwistle (Ed) Strategies for research and development in higher education Amsterdam Swets & Zeitlinger
   Google Scholar
• Meyer , JHF . 1988 . Student perceptions of learning context and approaches to studying . South African Journal of Higher Education , 2 : 73 – 82 .
   Google Scholar
• Meyer , JHF . 1991 . Study orchestration: the manifestation, interpretation and consequences of contextualised approaches to studying . Higher Education , 22 : 297 – 316 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meyer , JHF and Muller , MW . 1990 . Evaluating the quality of student learning: I. An unfolding analysis of the association between perceptions of learning context and approaches to studying at an individual level . Studies in Higher Education , 15 : 131 – 154 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meyer , JHF and Parsons , P . 1989 . Approaches to studying and course perceptions using the Lancaster Inventory: a comparative study . Studies in Higher Education , 14 : 137 – 153 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Miller , LA and Herrmann , D . 1997 . Improving survey design: the linguistic complexity of survey questions and the quality of responses . Cognitive Technology , 2 (2) : 31 – 40 .
   Google Scholar
• Moore MG Independent study 1980 in: R. D. Boyd, J. W. Apps & Associates (Eds) Redefining the discipline of adult education San Francisco CA Jossey‐Bass
   Google Scholar
• Morgan A Gibbs G Taylor E 1980 Students' approaches to studying the social science and technology foundation courses: preliminary studies Study Methods Group Report No. 4 Milton Keynes The Open University, Institute of Educational Technology (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 197 639)
   Google Scholar
• Newble , DI and Entwistle , NJ . 1986 . Learning styles and approaches: implications for medical education . Medical Education , 20 : 162 – 175 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nickerson W Zannettou I Sutton J 1986 Succeeding with the Deaf Student in College (Special Needs Occasional Paper No. 4) York Longman Group Resources Unit
   Google Scholar
• O'Connor , BP . 2000 . SPSS and SAS programs for determining the number of components using parallel analysis and Velicer's MAP test . Behaviour Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers , 32 : 396 – 402 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Parsons , PG . 1988 . The Lancaster Approaches to Studying Inventory and Course Perceptions Questionnaire: a replicated study at the Cape Technikon . South African Journal of Higher Education , 2 : 103 – 111 .
   Google Scholar
• Pedhazur EJ Schmelkin LP 1991 Measurement, design, and analysis: an integrated approach Hillsdale NJ Erlbaum
   Google Scholar
• Prosser , M and Sendlak , I . 1994 . Student evaluation of teaching questionnaire . Research and Development in Higher Education , 16 : 551 – 555 .
   Google Scholar
• Prosser , M and Trigwell , K . 1999a . Relational perspectives on higher education teaching and learning in the sciences . Studies in Science Education , 33 : 31 – 60 .
   Google Scholar
• Prosser M Trigwell K 1999b Understanding learning and teaching: the experience in higher education Buckingham SRHE & Open University Press
   Google Scholar
• Prosser , M , Trigwell , K , Hazel , E and Gallagher , P . 1994 . Students' experiences of teaching and learning at the topic level . Research and Development in Higher Education , 16 : 305 – 310 .
   Google Scholar
• Ramsden , P . 1979 . Student learning and perceptions of the academic environment . Higher Education , 8 : 411 – 427 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ramsden P Context and strategy: situational influences on learning 1988 in: R. R. Schmeck (Ed) Learning strategies and learning styles New York Plenum Press
   Google Scholar
• Ramsden , P . 1991 . A performance indicator of teaching quality in higher education: the Course Experience Questionnaire . Studies in Higher Education , 16 : 129 – 150 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ramsden , P and Entwistle , NJ . 1981 . Effects of academic departments on students' approaches to studying . British Journal of Educational Psychology , 51 : 368 – 383 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ramsden , P , Martin , E and Bowden , J . 1989 . School environment and sixth form pupils' approaches to learning . British Journal of Educational Psychology , 59 : 129 – 142 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Richardson , JTE . 1990 . Reliability and replicability of the Approaches to Studying Questionnaire . Studies in Higher Education , 15 : 155 – 168 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Richardson , JTE . 1994 . Mature students in higher education: I. A literature survey on approaches to studying . Studies in Higher Education , 19 : 309 – 325 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Richardson JTE 2000 Researching student learning: approaches to studying in campus‐based and distance education Buckingham Open University Press
   Google Scholar
• Richardson , JTE and King , E . 1991 . Gender differences in the experience of higher education: quantitative and qualitative approaches . Educational Psychology , 11 : 363 – 382 .
   Google Scholar
• Richardson , JTE , Morgan , A and Woodley , A . 1999 . Approaches to studying in distance education . Higher Education , 37 : 23 – 55 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Richardson , JTE and Price , L . 2003 . Approaches to studying and perceptions of academic quality in electronically delivered courses . British Journal of Educational Technology , 34 : 45 – 56 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Richardson , JTE and Woodley , A . 2001 . Perceptions of academic quality among students with a hearing loss in distance education . Journal of Educational Psychology , 93 : 563 – 570 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sadlo , G and Richardson , JTE . 2003 . Approaches to studying and perceptions of the academic environment in students following problem–based and subject‐based curricula . Higher Education Research and Development , 22 : 253 – 274 .
   Google Scholar
• Scouller , K . 1998 . The influence of assessment method on students' learning approaches: multiple choice question examination versus assignment essay . Higher Education , 35 : 453 – 472 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tabachnik BG Fidell LS 1996 Using multivariate statistics (3rd edn) New York HarperCollins
   Google Scholar
• Taylor , L , Morgan , A and Gibbs , G . 1981 . The ‘orientation’ of Open University foundation students to their studies . Teaching at a Distance , 20 : 3 – 12 .
   Google Scholar
• Trigwell , K and Prosser , M . 1991 . Improving the quality of student learning: the influence of learning context and student approaches to learning on learning outcomes . Higher Education , 22 : 251 – 266 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Trigwell , K and Prosser , M . 1997 . Towards an understanding of individual acts of teaching and learning . Higher Education Research and Development , 16 : 241 – 252 .
   Google Scholar
• Vermetten , YJ , Lodewijks , HG and Vermunt , JD . 1999 . Consistency and variability of learning strategies in different university courses . Higher Education , 37 : 1 – 21 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vernon M Andrews JF 1990 The psychology of deafness: understanding deaf and hard‐of‐hearing people New York Longman
   Google Scholar
• Wilson , KL , Lizzio , A and Ramsden , P . 1997 . The development, validation and application of the Course Experience Questionnaire . Studies in Higher Education , 22 : 33 – 53 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wong , SL . 1992 . Approaches to study of distance education students . Research in Distance Education , 4 (3) : 11 – 17 .
   Google Scholar
• Zoski , K and Jurs , S . 1996 . An objective counterpart to visual test for factor analysis: the standard error scree . Educational and Psychological Measurement , 56 : 443 – 451 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar