Predicting student success in open and distance learning

Open Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-138

  Simpson, Ormond ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervention; Predicting student success; Proactive student contact; Student support

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350398646     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680510600713110     Document Type: Article

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