Holland-Letz, Miriam, Miss (2023) Online Learning Engagement Among Students in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Online education is in high demand. Due to the flexibility, affordability, and accessibility of this form of education, an increasing number of students enroll in online education programs. However, higher education online environments (HEOEs) still have substantial dropout rates compared to in traditional learning contexts. These drops in academic success have been consistently linked to student’s reduced learning engagement documented in HEOEs. Though research has extensively examined individual factors relating to online learning engagement, it lacks a conclusive integration into a clear framework. With prior studies indicating that social, psychological, and cognitive factors underpin online learning engagement, a systematic literature review was conducted to establish the most prominent factors for each domain and integrate them into a framework. Further, the results were used to give recommendations on how to foster learning engagement in students of HEOEs. The systematic review included 12 articles from various educational and geographical contexts. The results demonstrate that social interaction with peers and teachers, self-efficacy, and self-regulated learning are primary factors involved in HEOE learning engagement. Social interaction with peers was argued to satisfy needs for sense of belonging to a group and social support. Self-efficacy and self-regulated learning are crucial for dealing with the demands of increased self-learning in HEOEs. Implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Adams, S.P. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2023 08:09 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2023 08:09 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1638 |
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