Measurements in Distance Education - 9781138714472

Taylor & Francis

Measurements in Distance EducationA Compendium of Instruments, Scales, and Measures for Evaluating Online Learning\nAuthor(s): Amy J. Catalano\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138714472, 978-1138714472\nSynopsis\nAs more postsecondary faculty become engaged in designing online learning environments, research conducted on distance education program quality becomes increasingly important. Measurements in Distance Education is a concise, well-organized guide to some of the many instruments, scales, and methods that have been created to assess distance education environments, learners, and teachers. Entries are organized according to the qualities these measures attempt to gaugesuch as engagement and information retentionand provide summaries of each instrument, usage information, the history of its development, and validation, including any reported psychometric properties. Offering more than 50 different surveys, t.