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Spring 2000 Distance Learning Credit Student Performance
By Course Type

Students enrolled in at least one distance learning course are included in this supplemental report. These students may have also been enrolled in one or more on-campus courses. Students were considered successful if a grade of C or higher was earned in one of these distance learning course types: Online, Telecourse, Telecourse Plus, Live TV and TeleCollege.
 

COURSE TYPE
A-C
D,F
W
Online      
Previous Hours Completed
      
<6
20%
38%
42%
6 – 15
45%
24%
31%
16 +
60%
16%
25%
Student Age
      
<20
46%
18%
36%
20 – 29
49%
23%
28%
30 +
57%
16%
26%
Telecourse, Telecourse Plus, Live TV      
Previous Hours Completed
      
<6
15%
20%
65%
6 – 15
42%
16%
43%
16 +
50%
9%
41%
Student Age
      
<20
41%
17%
43%
20 – 29
40%
13%
46%
30 +
52%
8%
39%
TeleCollege      
Previous Hours Completed
      
<6
40%
24%
36%
6 – 15
60%
12%
29%
16 +
61%
12%
27%
Student Age
      
<20
56%
11%
33%
20 – 29
58%
18%
24%
30 +
58%
10%
32%

Current and previous research continues to show that the greater the number of hours successfully completed by a student prior to enrolling in a distance learning course the higher the success rate in the distance learning course.

(For a more detailed view of data, see additional table)
 
Note: Counts may differ slightly if instructional methods rather than section numbers are used to identify distance learning courses.
Section numbers used are: Online = sections 426-428. Telecourse, Telecourse Plus, Live TV= sections 430-474. TeleCollege = sections 951-974.)

Source: Student System (Colleague)
 
Prepared by District Office of Research, June 2000

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