Student Engagement and Its Impact on Achievement in a Blended Learning Environment in Malaysia

Autor/inn/en	Emmanuel, Jasmine Selvarani; Bhandigadi, Phalachandra; Ch'ng, Lay Kee
Titel	Student Engagement and Its Impact on Achievement in a Blended Learning Environment in Malaysia
Quelle	In: Asian Journal of Distance Education, 14 (2019) 1, S.56-67 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Emmanuel, Jasmine Selvarani) ORCID (Ch'ng, Lay Kee)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1347-9008
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Academic Achievement; Blended Learning; Integrated Learning Systems; Computer Software; Learning Motivation; Learning Activities; Intervention; Course Descriptions; Foreign Countries; Open Universities; Access to Education; Educational Quality; Distance Education; Higher Education; Barriers; Academic Persistence; Student Attitudes; Computer Mediated Communication; Student Participation; Students; Correlation; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Lernaktivität; Kursstrukturplan; Ausland; Offene Universität; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schülerverhalten; Computerkonferenz; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Korrelation
Abstract	Wawasan Open University (WOU) provides working Malaysians access to quality higher education via Open Distance Learning (ODL). As admission of students involves students from diverse backgrounds, including diversity of ability, age groups and educational backgrounds, WOU faces the real challenge of effectively engaging and supporting these students so that they are retained in the system and are successful in their studies. Krause (2005) explains that when students are not receiving targeted assistance, they may fail to engage, ultimately resulting in failure to persist and succeed. Engagement is closely aligned with student dissatisfaction and potential to withdraw from study. The purpose of this paper is to share the efforts made by Wawasan Open University to enhance the levels of student engagement in five factors in terms of participation in Tutorial classes, Learning Management System (LMS), WhatsApp Groups, and Communication with the tutor through mails and telephone, and motivation and Interest in learning activities. This intervention was carried out for a starter (enabler) course called Learning Skills for University Studies. About 600 students enroll in this course every semester. The tutors who are the first contact persons in Open Distance Learning were oriented about the student engagement process and the process of rating the students on a 10-point scale on the 5 factors stated above. The findings indicate that three factors (Students' participation in tutorial classes, participation in the Learning Management System and motivation and Interest) out of the five factors had significant relationships with all the three components of assessment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01