Early participation in asynchronous writing environments and course success

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-48

  Warnock, Scott ^a   Bingham, Kenneth ^a   Driscoll, Dan ^a   Fromal, Jennifer ^a   Rouse, Nicholas ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; Grades; Hybrid; Learning effectiveness; Message board; Motivation; Online; Participation; Procrastination; Volition; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872348852     PISSN: 19395256     EISSN: 10928235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24059/olj.v16i1.178     Document Type: Article

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