{"id":423,"date":"2019-08-29T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oes.public.onlineeducationservices.net\/?p=423"},"modified":"2025-12-06T02:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:25:55","slug":"student-readiness-for-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oes.com\/uk\/student-readiness-for-online-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"How to measure student readiness for online learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"block quick-links\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n                                                  <div class=\"column col-12 mb-4 animate__animated animate__fadeIn delay__0\"\n                  >\n                  \n                                      <div class=\"column__tag\"><span class=\"body-default\">In summary<\/span><\/div>\n                  \n                  <div class=\"column__content\">\n                                                              <ul>\n<li>Online education is growing in Australia at a rapid pace, opening up opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds.<\/li>\n<li>OES research has identified seven main attributes students may need to succeed in the online environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                                          \n                  <\/div>\n\n                                      <div class=\"column__footnote\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n              \n                  <\/div>\n    \n        \n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"block complex-copy animate__animated animate__fadeIn\"\n   style=\"background-color:\">\n  <div class=\"container width-normal\" style=\"color:\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n              <div class=\"col-12\">\n                    <h2>Predicting and ensuring the success of online students<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There has been a rapid growth in online students both in Australia and overseas as technology opens up education opportunities for students from all geographies and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>With increasing numbers of Australian students opting to study online, it is vitally important that resources are available to ensure these students are afforded the same academic success and equal \u2013 if not higher &#8211; levels of support as on-campus students. In this context, providing students with self-awareness of their strengths and weaknesses has the potential to prepare them for the challenges and rigour of online learning.<\/p>\n<p>The OES research team identified a gap in the literature for a standard valid measure to determine readiness for learning online. In response, the team is in the process of developing and validating a tool that can be used to predict online student success and provide students with support relevant to their needs. In addition, the tool can provide students with immediate, personalised, and actionable feedback to equip them to tackle their areas needing development before it impacts their studies.<\/p>\n<h2>Seven indicators to measure readiness<\/h2>\n<p>Early research findings by OES have identified seven main attributes students may need to succeed in the online environment. Seven indicators to measure student readiness for online learning:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Academic self-efficacy<br \/>\n<\/strong>Students who believe they can complete academic tasks in an online environment are more likely to succeed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Intrinsic value<br \/>\n<\/strong>Those who enjoy what they are studying are more likely to persist and succeed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Relevance<br \/>\n<\/strong>A student who believes the online degree is directly connected to their goals is more likely to persist and achieve in their field.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Time management<br \/>\n<\/strong>The autonomous nature of online learning makes a student\u2019s ability to self-manage their schedules and workload crucial to success.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Access to support<br \/>\n<\/strong>The more support available to online students, whether real or perceived, is vital to student retention and success.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>Ease of use of learning<br \/>\n<\/strong>Students who begin online learning believing the learning management system will be user-friendly are more likely to continue their studies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>Persistence<br \/>\n<\/strong>A successful student has the ability to maintain effort and interest while studying online.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>OES is committed to pioneering research that will give students the tools they need to succeed in higher education. We will be publishing our full research findings in this area later this year<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how we can ensure successful outcomes for your online students. <a href=\"https:\/\/oes.prod.oes-anchorbuild.com\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch today<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                  <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early findings by the OES research team on the identified gap in literature for a standard valid measure to determine readiness for learning 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