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Factors Affecting Learners’ Academic Success in Online Liberal Arts Courses Offered by a Traditional Korean University

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  • Hee-Jun Choi

    (Department of Education, Hongik University, 94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04066, Korea)

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This study aimed to empirically examine the factors affecting full-time undergraduate students’ satisfaction and academic performance measured by grades using an existing large administrative dataset. The sample consisted of 21,662 undergraduate students who took online liberal arts courses offered by a large traditional Korean university in the spring semester of 2020. The theoretical framework of this study was formulated by selectively adopting and slightly modifying some of the factors from Choi’s conceptual model for adult dropout from online degree programs. The findings indicated that gender, previous GPA, campus, type of online course, the relevance of the course, adequacy of assignments and assessments, learner-instructor interaction, and learner-content interaction significantly affect students’ degree of satisfaction with online liberal arts courses. This study also found that students who considered the course less relevant to their goals or interests, had a low previous GPA, had frequent learner-instructor interactions, few learner-content interactions, and a low level of course satisfaction are more likely to earn a grade of B, C, or lower than to receive an A in online liberal arts courses.

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  • Hee-Jun Choi, 2021. "Factors Affecting Learners’ Academic Success in Online Liberal Arts Courses Offered by a Traditional Korean University," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:16:p:9175-:d:615254
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    1. Zhihua He & Yong Liu & Xiaolan Wang & Runqi Li & Na Lv, 2023. "Gamified Entrepreneurship Courses Motivate College Students’ Satisfaction: An Integrated Flow Framework," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(2), pages 21582440231, June.
    2. Hee-Jun Choi & Ji-Hye Park, 2022. "Exploring Deficiencies in the Professional Capabilities of Novice Practitioners to Reshape the Undergraduate Human Resource Development Curriculum in South Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-14, September.

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