Student Perception Towards Distance Learning

Posted by: Anahid on Jun 29, 2010 Print PDF

A study was conducted in Ghana at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology about how students perceive Distance Learning. The survey contained 20 questions and there were 691 respondents. The students who participated in the survey were adult learners in the Executive Masters of Business/Public Administration Program. 

  1. What demographic characteristics exist for distance learners?
  2. Why did students choose the distance learning mode formats?
  3. What are the student perceptions of teaching by distance?
  4. What are the student perceptions of learning by distance?
  5. What are the student perceptions of learning support services?
The research found the following conclusions: Distance Learners are mostly made up of married students who are older than 30. They choose distance education due to the flexibility of time, location, and work commitment. Most are satisfied with the teaching and learning provided by distance learning, along with the support that is provided. Concerns were raised regarding "provision of prompt feedback on assignments by facilitators, lack of enough study facilities to help students with their program, the heavy workload in DL and experienced difficulty with learning materials that were not self explanatory." 

 


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