Learner characteristics attributable to completion and duration of completion in engineering and science degree programmes of OUSL

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to identify the learner characteristics attributable to the likelihood and the duration of programme completion in the Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Technology Honours in Engineering (BTech) degree programmes of the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL).

Keywords

• programme completion
• learner support
• open and distance learning
• learning behaviour
• predictive analytics
• prescriptive analytics