Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Primed for success: Student characteristics

As discussed before, online distance education places the responsibility of learning on the students much more than traditional education so there certain student characteristics that predict success (Yukselturk, & Bulut, 2007).
• Awareness of responsibilities
• Self disciplined.
• Self-regulated learners (able to select, organize, plan and control the
form and amount of their instruction).
• Active in their learning process
• Eager to interact with their peers and instructors.
• Self-efficacy (belief in one’s capabilities)
• Intrinsic motivation (one’s own desire to do well)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think this is really the most important aspect of distance learning. The student can make the most of it or skate by, their choice.