STUDENTS’ RESEARCH SELF-EFFICACY DURING ONLINE DOCTORAL RESEARCH COURSES

Beate Baltes, Peter Hoffman-Kipp, Laura Lynn,
Kurt Schoch, and Lisa Weltzer-Ward
Walden University
USA

This study will explore student skill development and research self-efficacy as related to online doctoral students’ first core research course experience. Collected data includes course grades, discussion content, instructor capstone assignment ratings, and scores on the Research Self- Efficacy Scale (RSES). Findings from this study will be used to inform instructors and university faculty in effective ways to support and guide doctoral students during their early research experiences. This support can help better ensure that online graduate students will develop well- crafted dissertations and, following graduation, continue to conduct research and inform their fields of practice.

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