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Measurement in K–12 Online Learning Environments: Measurement of Student Engagement and Other Latent Constructs

Measurement in K–12 Online Learning Environments: Measurement of Student Engagement and Other Latent Constructs

Elizabeth A. Anderson
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522580096|ISBN10: 1522580093|EISBN13: 9781522580102
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch011
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Anderson, Elizabeth A. "Measurement in K–12 Online Learning Environments: Measurement of Student Engagement and Other Latent Constructs." Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning, edited by Tina Lane Heafner, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 233-247. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch011

APA

Anderson, E. A. (2019). Measurement in K–12 Online Learning Environments: Measurement of Student Engagement and Other Latent Constructs. In T. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & R. Thripp (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning (pp. 233-247). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch011

Chicago

Anderson, Elizabeth A. "Measurement in K–12 Online Learning Environments: Measurement of Student Engagement and Other Latent Constructs." In Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning, edited by Tina Lane Heafner, Richard Hartshorne, and Richard Thripp, 233-247. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch011

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Abstract

The measurement of online latent constructs, such as student engagement, have mimicked the measurement of these constructs in traditional, brick-and-mortar learning environments. For brick-and-mortar K-12 schools and online K-12 schools there are challenges that need to be addressed to establish a measure with support for validity. Measurement in an online learning environment has different accessibility and data collection requirements. The online learning environment lends itself well to the use of student behaviors to measure latent constructs, including student engagement. The behaviors of students in an online learning environment are regularly documented. This chapter will delve into the ways latent constructs, using student engagement as an example/case study, are currently being measured in the K-12 online learning environment and alternatives to these measures mimicking traditional brick-and-mortar measures.

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