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1988
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- Report on the Results of the 1988 Survey of Telecourse Students. Research Report Number 54. Livieratos, Barbara B. Community Colleges Educational Objectives Enrollment Influences Participant Satisfaction Student Attitudes Student Characteristics Telecourses Two Year College Students Two Year Colleges In 1988, a study was conducted at Howard Community College (HCC) to determine the educational goals, viewing patterns, and level of satisfaction of telecourse students. Questionnaires were administered during the last on-campus class meeting, requesting information on students' reasons for attending college, their sources of information about the telecourse, influences on their decision to take a telecourse, their interest in using a computer and modem to communicate with the instructor, use of library tapes to view the telecourse, students' personal characteristics, and suggestions for improvement. Study findings, based on responses from 54% of the 311 students enrolled in 21 telecourses in spring 1988, included the following: (1) 76% of the respondents were female, 88% were white, 80% were under 41 years of age, and 82% were employed; (2) 53% of the respondents had never taken a telecourse before; (3) 69% were enrolled in one telecourse, 23% in two, and 8% in three or more; (4) for 49% of the respondents, their primary goal in attending HCC was to transfer to a four-year institution; (5) 36% indicated that they always recorded the course for later viewing, 22% indicated that they usually did so, and 30% said they always or usually watched the course as it was televised; (6) 38% had used the library tapes of the telecourse; (7) 53% expressed interest in using their microcomputer and modem to take exams or communicate with the instructors; and (8) 77% rated "lacked time for regular class attendance" as a "very important" reason for taking the telecourse. The survey instrument is appended. (AAZC)