Validating student satisfaction related to persistence, academic performance, retention and career advancement within ODL perspectives

<p>Student satisfaction associated with persistence, academic performance, retention, and its relations to career advancement were examined. It was aimed at measuring service quality (Servqual) dimensions as a foundation of satisfaction and how, in what comportments, they were interrelated. Th...

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Main Author: Maximus Gorky Sembiring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) 2015-10-01
Series:Open Praxis
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Online Access:https://openpraxis.org/articles/344
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description <p>Student satisfaction associated with persistence, academic performance, retention, and its relations to career advancement were examined. It was aimed at measuring service quality (Servqual) dimensions as a foundation of satisfaction and how, in what comportments, they were interrelated. The study was conducted under explanatory-design. Data was collected proportionally and purposively followed by congregating them through unified interviews. Population was 1,814 Universitas Terbuka students domiciled overseas; 350 questionnaires were dispersed, 169 completed. Satisfaction was assessed by examining Servqual dimensions. Importance-performance analysis (IPA) and customer-satisfaction index (CSI) were applied to measure satisfaction and the level of its importance. Structural equation model (SEM) was then employed to examine influencing variables. Nine hypotheses developed were all validated by the analysis. Responsiveness, assurance, tangible, reliability, and empathy were in harmony to satisfaction. Career advancement, retention, academic performance, and persistence were influenced by satisfaction. Qualitative inquiry implemented afterwards was basically coherent with the quantitative findings.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-25335b02c0c94400bd3b6fbc9f87281d2023-03-01T21:21:14ZengInternational Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)Open Praxis1369-99972304-070X2015-10-017432533710.5944/openpraxis.7.4.249303Validating student satisfaction related to persistence, academic performance, retention and career advancement within ODL perspectivesMaximus Gorky Sembiring0Universitas Terbuka<p>Student satisfaction associated with persistence, academic performance, retention, and its relations to career advancement were examined. It was aimed at measuring service quality (Servqual) dimensions as a foundation of satisfaction and how, in what comportments, they were interrelated. The study was conducted under explanatory-design. Data was collected proportionally and purposively followed by congregating them through unified interviews. Population was 1,814 Universitas Terbuka students domiciled overseas; 350 questionnaires were dispersed, 169 completed. Satisfaction was assessed by examining Servqual dimensions. Importance-performance analysis (IPA) and customer-satisfaction index (CSI) were applied to measure satisfaction and the level of its importance. Structural equation model (SEM) was then employed to examine influencing variables. Nine hypotheses developed were all validated by the analysis. Responsiveness, assurance, tangible, reliability, and empathy were in harmony to satisfaction. Career advancement, retention, academic performance, and persistence were influenced by satisfaction. Qualitative inquiry implemented afterwards was basically coherent with the quantitative findings.</p>https://openpraxis.org/articles/344servqualsatisfactionretentionexplanatory-designipa-csisem
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Validating student satisfaction related to persistence, academic performance, retention and career advancement within ODL perspectives
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title Validating student satisfaction related to persistence, academic performance, retention and career advancement within ODL perspectives
title_full Validating student satisfaction related to persistence, academic performance, retention and career advancement within ODL perspectives
title_fullStr Validating student satisfaction related to persistence, academic performance, retention and career advancement within ODL perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Validating student satisfaction related to persistence, academic performance, retention and career advancement within ODL perspectives
title_short Validating student satisfaction related to persistence, academic performance, retention and career advancement within ODL perspectives
title_sort validating student satisfaction related to persistence academic performance retention and career advancement within odl perspectives
topic servqual
satisfaction
retention
explanatory-design
ipa-csi
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url https://openpraxis.org/articles/344
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