"Hits" (not "Discussion Posts") predict student success in online courses: A double cross-validation study

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1174-1182

  Ramos, Cheryl ^a   Yudko, Errol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance learning; Online learning; Web based instruction; WebCT

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULA; ONLINE SEARCHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

ONLINE LEARNING; WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 41649116421     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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