Help seeking negatively predicts goal attainment in MOOCs¶

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q3 i? Learners reporting 1 SD higher help seeking had 27% lower odds of earning a certificate, and help seeking was a significant negative predictor of goal attainment across goals except completing lectures. → Kizilcec 2017

Evidence¶

Kizilcec 2017¶

Kizilcec, R. F., Pérez-Sanagustín, M., & Maldonado, J. J. (2017). Self-regulated learning strategies predict learner behavior and goal attainment in Massive Open Online Courses. Computers & Education, 104, 18–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2016.10.001

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Same logistic regression analysis of 4,831 learners across six MOOCs. "the same model yielded 27% lower odds of certi fication (z ¼/C0 3.1 1,p ¼ 0.002) for learners who indicated 1 SD higher levels of help seeking". Help seeking was also a significant negative Spearman correlate of certification and assessment completion.

"the same model yielded 27% lower odds of certi fication (z ¼/C0 3.1 1,p ¼ 0.002) for learners who indicated 1 SD higher levels of help seeking"

Discussion¶

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