Development of a Persistence Scale for Online Education in Nursing

被引：6

作者：

Hart, Carolyn ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Wilson Coll, Nursing, Chambersburg, PA 17201 USA

来源：

NURSING EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES | 2014年 / 35卷 / 03期

关键词：

Persistence; Nursing Education; Online Education; Psychometric;

D O I：

10.5480/12-993.1

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

AIM The objective of this research was to develop a psychometric instrument to measure the ability of nursing students to persist in online courses. BACKGROUND Despite the popularity of online education, lack of persistence and attrition are problems faced by many colleges. There is no current means for identifying students at risk of attrition from an online course. METHOD Factor analysis techniques were used to assess the potential for measuring persistence of the nursing student in an online program. RESULTS Results indicated that the persistent student can be characterized as enjoying discussion, confident of passing, and rarely upset by unexpected events. Nonpersistent students do not enjoy discussion and do not believe completing a challenging course will help them achieve goals. CONCLUSION The Persistence Scale for Online Education (PSOE-N) has the potential to discriminate between nursing students who are persistent and those at risk for dropping an online course.

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页码：150 / 156

页数：7

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