factor analysis

Making Barriers to Learning in MOOCs Visible. A Factor Analytical Approach

Learners in MOOCs often experience challenges that can be identified as barriers to learning. These barriers may be MOOC- or not MOOC-related. By knowing about potential barriers learners would be better prepared and more likely to handle and …

The factor structure of the peer-feedback orientation scale (PFOS): toward a measure for assessing students’ peer- feedback dispositions

This study reports on the quantitative findings of an exploratory sequen- tial mixed methods study in which the underlying factor structure of students’ peer-feedback orientation (i.e. openness to provide and receive peer-feedback) was investigated. …