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Development of a persistence scale for online education in nursing
Aim:
The objective of this research was to develop a psychometric instrument to measure the ability of nursing students to persist in online courses.
Background:
Despite the popularity of online education, lack of persistence and attrition are problems faced by many colleges. There is no current means for identifying students at risk of attrition from an online course.
Method:
Factor analysis techniques were used to assess the potential for measuring persistence of the nursing student in an online program.
Results:
Results indicated that the persistent student can be characterized as enjoying discussion, confident of passing, and rarely upset by unexpected events. Nonpersistent students do not enjoy discussion and do not believe completing a challenging course will help them achieve goals.
Conclusion:
The Persistence Scale for Online Education (PSOE-N) has the potential to discriminate between nursing students who are persistent and those at risk for dropping an online course.
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