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The Impact of Computer Efficacy on the Success of the Nontraditional Community College Students
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Henson, Amy Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research was to determine the extent that computer-related factors affect the success of nontraditional college students. Since nontraditional students typically have fewer skills than traditionally-aged students, they may be less efficacious regarding their ability to use technology. Unfortunately, such reduced confidence may…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Nontraditional Students, Computer Literacy, Online Searching
Online and Hybrid Course Enrollment and Performance in Washington State Community and Technical Colleges. CCRC Working Paper No. 31
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Xu, Di; Jaggars, Shanna Smith – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
This report investigates enrollment patterns and academic outcomes in online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses among students who enrolled in Washington State community and technical colleges in the fall of 2004. Students were tracked for nearly five years, until the spring of 2009. Results were similar to those found in a parallel study in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technical Institutes, Online Courses, Student Characteristics
The Use of Technology in Relation to Community College Faculty Characteristics and Instructional Environments
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Perry, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze the use of a course management system in relation to faculty characteristics and instructional environments at a rural community college in California. The use of the course management system, Blackboard, was the technology studied. This study used a nonexperimental quantitative ex post facto research…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Teacher Characteristics