Students are dissatisfied with college websites and want interactive, dynamic, accurate, and timely online information¶
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Evidence · 1 study · qualitativer3·q2
Currency · newest study 2012 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2017: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Many focus group participants found college websites lacking and wanted more interactive sites with dynamic, accurate, timely online information. → Nodine 2012
Evidence¶
Nodine 2012¶
Nodine, T., Jaeger, L., Venezia, A., and Bracco, K. R., with research support from Public Agenda. (2012). Connection by Design: Students' Perceptions of Their Community College Experiences. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED541651
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In the focus group discussions, participants reported that static website information was often out of date and not easily searchable, and that sites lacked interactive formats such as education-plan tracking. As the report summarizes, "Many students are dissatisfied with college websites; they want sites to be more interactive, with online information that is dynamic, accurate, and timely."
"Many students are dissatisfied with college websites; they want sites to be more interactive, with online information that is dynamic, accurate, and timely."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Students overwhelmingly relied on GoCPS, CPS, and school websites to learn about potential high schools, but found websites out of date and lacking student-voice information — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Students often do not know which questions to ask about college until it is too late, and want colleges to anticipate their information needs — related
- Community college students hold concrete quality criteria for edtech, including evidence of claims, accessibility, and peer and faculty connection — related
- Community college students want to feel connected to their college — faculty, staff, peers, and services — from entry through completion — related
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Students are dissatisfied with college websites and want interactive, dynamic, accurate, and timely online information |
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Students are dissatisfied with college websites and want interactive, dynamic, accurate, and timely online information |
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2012 |
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2017 |
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1 — nodine-2012 |
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