A Cluster Analysis of the Undergraduates's Student Engagement at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Keywords:
Student Engagement, Distance Education, Cluster AnalysisAbstract
In this thesis, the researcher examines (1) the level of student engagement; and conducts (2) student clustering based on student engagement. The sample population consisted of 1,211 undergraduates at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University using the technique of non-proportional stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a form to measure student engagement in the aspects of academic challenge; active learning; student and staff interaction; enriching education experiences; supportive learning environment; and work integrated learning based on the concept of Coates. The statistics used in data analysis was two-step cluster analysis.
Findings are as follows. (1) The students under study exhibited student engagement at a high level in all aspects. The results of student clustering based on student engagement found the following. Group One: “Students exhibited student engagement in the aspect of support from the university.” Group Two: “Students exhibited student engagement in the aspect of students’ concept.”
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