Using an Outsourced Online Tutoring Service to Promote Success in Online Composition Courses
Location
Session 4 Presentations - College Students II
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
For some students enrolled in online courses, receiving tutoring may be a key component to their success. This presentation will review results of an original study which sought to determine if the use of an outsourced online tutoring service (OOTS) was associated with course success in online English Composition courses. The presenters employed chi-square tests to analyze the relationship between tutoring usage and final grades for students in two different composition courses, English Composition I (n = 888) and English Composition II (n = 1108). The results indicate that in both courses, students who utilized the OOTS passed the course at higher rates than those who did not. For students who utilized the service at least once, 95% passed English Composition I, compared with a 57% passing rate of students who did not utilize the service. Results for English Composition II were similar with 89% of OOTS users passing the course, compared with a 58% passing rate of non-users. This research supports and discusses the importance of online tutoring for students.
Keywords
Online Learning, Tutoring, Student Success
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Recommended Citation
Miles, Brett and Sorgen, Carl H., "Using an Outsourced Online Tutoring Service to Promote Success in Online Composition Courses" (2021). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 77.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/77
Using an Outsourced Online Tutoring Service to Promote Success in Online Composition Courses
Session 4 Presentations - College Students II
For some students enrolled in online courses, receiving tutoring may be a key component to their success. This presentation will review results of an original study which sought to determine if the use of an outsourced online tutoring service (OOTS) was associated with course success in online English Composition courses. The presenters employed chi-square tests to analyze the relationship between tutoring usage and final grades for students in two different composition courses, English Composition I (n = 888) and English Composition II (n = 1108). The results indicate that in both courses, students who utilized the OOTS passed the course at higher rates than those who did not. For students who utilized the service at least once, 95% passed English Composition I, compared with a 57% passing rate of students who did not utilize the service. Results for English Composition II were similar with 89% of OOTS users passing the course, compared with a 58% passing rate of non-users. This research supports and discusses the importance of online tutoring for students.
