Dispositional predictors of student success in e-learning courses

Abstract

Student characteristics like computer literacy, academic skills, learning skills, learning strategy, and time management are important factors of their success in e-learning courses. In our study seven self-assessment scales were designed to measure the constructs related to student success in e-learning. In two independent studies the reliabilities of those scales were investigated. Small but statistically significant correlation was found between total scores of some of those scales and student success in an e-learning course "Informatics 1". The results are interpreted in the context of course design in hybrid learning environments and the need for student assessment and training for the use of e-learning courses.