Students' Perceptions of Web-based Distance Learning: A Study of Satisfaction and Success

References

• Abel , J. D. and Creswell , K. W. October 1983 . “ A study of student attitudes concerning instructional TV ” . In Educational and Industrial Television October , 72 – 79 . October
   Google Scholar
• Altmann , H. and Arambasich , L. 1982 . A study of locus of control with adult students . Canadian Counselor , 16 ( 2 ) : 97 – 101 .
   Google Scholar
• Barker , B. O. 1987 . Interactive instructional television via satellite: A first year evaluation . Journal of Rural and Small Schools , 2 ( 1 ) : 18 – 23 .
   Google Scholar
• Barron , D. D. 1987 . Faculty and student perceptions of education using television . Journal of Education for Library and Information Science , 27 ( 4 ) : 257 – 271 .
   Google Scholar
• Baynton , M. 1992 . Dimensions of control in distance education: A factor analysis . The American Journal of Distance Education , 4 ( 2 ) : 17 – 31 .
   Google Scholar
• Biner , P. , Barone , N. , Welsh , K. and Dean , R. 1997 . Relative academic performance and its relation to facet and overall satisfaction with interactive telecourses . Distance Education , 18 ( 2 ) : 318 – 326 .
   Google Scholar
• Biner , P. , Dean , R. and Mellinger , A. 1994 . Factors underlying distance learner satisfaction with televised college-level courses . The American Journal of Distance Education , 8 ( 1 ) : 60 – 71 .
   Google Scholar
• Brown , G. and Myers , C. 2003 . Formal course design and the student learning experience . JALN , 7 ( 3 ) : 66 – 76 .
   Google Scholar
• Carr , S. 2000 . Online psychology instruction is effective, but not satisfying, study finds . The Chronicle of Higher Education , 46 ( 27 ) March 10 : A48
   Google Scholar
• Froh , R. C. and Hawkes , M. 1996 . “ Assessing student involvement in learning ” . In Teaching on solid ground: Using scholarship to improve practice. , Edited by: Menges , R. J. and Weimer , M. 125 – 146 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
   Google Scholar
• Gall , M. D. , Borg , W. R. and Gall , J. P. 1996 . Educational research, , 6th ed. , White Plains, New York : Longman Publishers .
   Google Scholar
• Hanson , D. , Maushak , N. J. , Schlosser , C. A. , Anderson , M. L. , Sorenson , C. and Simonson , M. 1997 . Distance education: Review of the literature. , Washington, D.C. : Association for Educational Communications and Technology .
   Google Scholar
• Harrison , P. F. , Saba , B. J. , Seeman , B. J. , Molise , G. , Behm , R. and Williams , D. W. Dimensions of effectiveness: Assessing the organizational, instructional and technological aspects of distance education programs . Annual Conference of Educational Communications Technology . Orlando, FL.
   Google Scholar
• Hillman , D. C. A. , Willis , D. K. and Gunawardena , C. N. 1994 . Learner-interface interaction in distance education: An extension of contemporary models and strategies for practitioners . The American Journal of Distance Education , 8 ( 2 ) : 30 – 42 .
   Google Scholar
• Hiltz , S. R. 1994 . The virtual classroom: Learning without limits via computer networks. , Norwood, NJ : Ablex Publishing Corporation .
   Google Scholar
• Jacobs , J. A. 1995 . Gender and academic specialties: Trends among recipients of college degree in the 1980s . Sociology of Education , 68 : 81 – 98 . (April)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Keegan , D. 1996 . Foundations of Distance Education. , London : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Lewis , L. , Snow , K. , Farris , E. and Levin , D. 1999 . Distance education at postsecondary education institutions: 1997–98. , Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics .
   Google Scholar
• Lienau , L. Evaluation of teaching/learning at a distance. Third Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning at a Distance . Madison, WI.
   Google Scholar
• Lim , C. K. 2001 . Computer Self-Efficacy, academic self-concept, and other predictors of satisfaction and future participation of adult distance learners . American Journal of Distance Education , 15 ( 2 ) : 41 – 51 .
   Google Scholar
• Moore , M. G. 1989 . Three types of interaction . The American Journal of Distance Education , 3 ( 2 ) : 1 – 6 .
   Google Scholar
• Moore , M. G. and Kearsley , G. 1996 . Distance education: A systems view. , Boston : Wadsworth Publishing Company .
   Google Scholar
• Navarro , P. and Shoemaker , J. 2000 . Performance and perceptions of distance learners in cyberspace . The American Journal of Distance Education , 14 ( 2 ) : 15 – 35 .
   Google Scholar
• Osborn , V. 2001 . Identifying at-risk students in videoconferencing and Web-based distance education . American Journal of Distance Education , 15 ( 1 ) : 41 – 54 .
   Google Scholar
• Paulhus , D. and Christie , R. 1981 . “ Spheres of control: An interactionist approach to assessment of perceived control ” . In Research with the locus of control construct. , Edited by: Lefcourt , H. M. Vol. 1 , 161 – 188 . New York : Academic Press .
   Google Scholar
• Picciano , A. G. 2001 . Distance learning: Making connections across virtual space and time. , Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice-Hall .
   Google Scholar
• Porter , L. A. 1997 . Creating the virtual classroom: Distance learning with the internet. , New York : Wiley Computer Publishing .
   Google Scholar
• Powers , S. M. and Guan , S. 2000 . “ Examining the range of student needs in the design and development of a Web-based course ” . In Instructional and cognitive impacts of Web-based education , Edited by: Abbey , B. 200 – 216 . London : Idea Group Publishing .
   Google Scholar
• Richardson , J. C. and Swan , K. 2003 . Examining social presence in online courses in relation to students' perceived learning and satisfaction . JALN , 7 ( 1 ) : 68 – 88 .
   Google Scholar
• Rivera , J. C. and Rice , M. L. 2002 . A comparison of student outcomes & satisfaction between traditional & Web based course offerings . Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration , 5 ( 3 ) Available: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall53/rivera53.htmlFall
   Google Scholar
• Robson , J. 2000 . Evaluating online teaching . Open Learning , 15 ( 2 ) : 151 – 172 .
   Google Scholar
• Rotter , J. 1989 . Internal versus external control of reinforcement . American Psychologist , 45 ( 4 ) : 489 – 493 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sanders , D. W. and Morrison-Shetlar , A. I. 2002 . Students attitudes toward Web-enhanced instruction in an introductory biology course . Journal of Research on Computing in Education , 33 ( 3 ) : 251 – 262 .
   Google Scholar
• Tello , S. F. 2002 . An Analysis of the relationship between instructional interaction and student persistence in online education , Doctoral dissertation University of Massachusetts Lowell . Available: http://www.alnresearch.org/JSP/Other_Research/other_papers_frame.jsp2002
   Google Scholar
• Theall , M. and Franklin , J. 2000 . “ Creating responsive student ratings systems to improve evaluation practice ” . In Evaluating Teaching in Higher Education: A Vision for the Future , Edited by: Ryan , K. E. Vol. 83 , 95 – 107 . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
   Google Scholar
• Tinto , V. 1975 . Dropout from higher education: A theoretical synthesis of research . Review of Educational Research , 45 ( 1 ) : 89 – 125 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tinto , V. 1997 . Classrooms as communities: Exploring the educational character of student persistence . The Journal of Higher Education , 68 ( 6 ) : 599 – 623 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wu , Dezhi and Hiltz , S. R. 2003 . Online discussions and perceived learning . Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, USA , 9 : 687 – 696 .
   Google Scholar