ERIC Number: ED585646
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 233
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ISBN: 978-0-3559-8890-1
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Nontraditional Community College Students' Motivational Regulation in a Blended Core Technology Course
Hart, Jennifer
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Florida
There is a lack of empirical research on the motivational regulation and reactions of higher education students enrolled in blended courses. Studies that target this focus with nontraditional adult learners enrolled in the community college are even more difficult to locate. In this mixed-methods exploratory case study, I explored in what ways nontraditional adult learners' motivational regulation and their motivational reactions to course design relate to their perceived learning experience in a blended technology course with a flipped design. Specifically, I investigated how nontraditional community college students described their goals for participating in a blended course prior to the start of the class, in what ways they utilized motivational regulation strategies within the course, how they described their motivational reactions to a blended course developed with a flipped design, and how they perceived their goal accomplishments at the end of the course. The following "A Priori" questions guided my research: (1) In what ways do five nontraditional community college students describe their goals for participating in a blended technology course with a flipped design prior to the start of the class? (2) How do these students describe their motivational regulation experiences in the blended technology course on their responses to the "Motivational Regulation Strategies Questionnaire?" (3) How do these students perceive the motivational aspects of the course design as measured by the "Course Interest Survey?" and (4) In what ways do these students perceive they achieved their described goals at the end of the course? I collected quantitative and qualitative data in the Fall semester of 2017 from five purposefully selected nontraditional adult community college learners who voluntarily engaged in the inquiry. I used several data collection instruments throughout the study. I collected quantitative data via three questionnaires: (1) a Demographics, Goals, and Interest Survey; (2) the Motivational Regulation Strategies questionnaire; and (3) the Course Interest Survey. I gathered qualitative data through (1) participant electronic journals; (2) semi-structured interviews; and (3) a researcher's reflective journal. There are both practical and theoretical implications to this study. The results of this research suggest guidelines on how to design an effective blended course for nontraditional students enrolled in the community college arena. The information gleaned might be used to further develop and redesign future blended courses for nontraditional community college students who seek alternative modes of content delivery for the purposes of continued learning and convenience of integration into their busy lifestyles. The findings from this study contribute to at least two bodies of empirical research literature: (1) motivational regulation strategies employed by nontraditional community college students; and the (2) development of blended courses with motivational design to help nontraditional community college adult learners obtain their learning goals. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Two Year College Students, Student Motivation, Blended Learning, Mixed Methods Research, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Homework, Video Technology, Goal Orientation, Questionnaires, Student Surveys, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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