February 5, 2020
VPAL researchers have studied response times in self-paced, online courses: the time the learner takes to read the question and select an answer to submit. In this article, they find that users who tend to take longer on submits are more likely to complete the course, have a higher level of engagement, and achieve a higher grade. This finding can be the basis for designing interventions in online courses, such as MOOCs, which would encourage “fast” users to slow down. Read more ...