Journal of Education and Human Development

Examining Online Student Engagement in a Program Development Course Offered at a Research University in the Southern Region of the U.S.
Jeantyl Norze

Abstract
This study examines the effectiveness of an online delivery mode of a graduate level hybrid course that was offered to extension professionals at an extensive research university in the southern region of the United States. The researcher examines if a relationship exists between online student engagement and academic achievement. Research has shown that student engagement is critical for students’ success. The number of interactions, that the students in the course had virtually (via the mode of delivery used) with the content of the course, their peers, and their instructors, were analyzed using measures of central tendency, measures of variation, and measures of association. The study findings indicate the course was effective as most students had a satisfactory grade. In addition, the study data indicates that the academic achievement of the students in the course had a positive correlation with their online engagement suggesting as the number of interactions increase the grade of the students increases. The researcher recommends an increase of teaching presence using the available teaching technology resources as it leads to students’ satisfaction and higher order learning outcomes.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jehd.v9n2a2