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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2012.12.05.525

Multi-group Analysis of Employment Status in Isolation, Interaction, Content Satisfaction, Achievement and Persistence in Cyber University  

Joo, Young-Ju (이화여자대학교 교육공학과)
Yoo, Na-Yeon (이화여자대학교 교육공학과)
Seol, Hyun-Nam (이화여자대학교 교육공학과)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.12, no.5, 2012 , pp. 525-540 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to examine the causal relationship and invest the difference among isolation, interaction, content satisfaction, achievement and persistence in cyber university education by employment status. For this study, 104 students at A cyber university in Korea completed surveys in the fall semester of 2011. The result of this study indicated that there was a meaningful effect of interaction on isolation. Secondly, there was a meaningful effect of interaction on content satisfaction. Thirdly there was a meaningful effect of interaction on achievement. Lastly there were meaningful effects of isolation and interaction on persistence. In addition, according to multi-group analysis, there were no significant differences of structural path coefficients between two groups. Based on these results, this study suggests instructional design methods and management strategies to improve the quality of learning in cyber universities.
Keywords
Isolation; Interaction; Content Satisfaction; Achievement; Persistence; Cyber University;
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