This study investigated the implementation of the compulsory co-curriculum course in Wawasan Open University (WOU). The course focuses on providing an avenue for academic socialisation among distance learners to facilitate student-community management skills via co-curricular and social services. The purpose of this research is to determine the effect to which participation in co-curricular events enhances the achievement of student-learning outcomes in distance learners. The study was accomplished by using the pragmatist paradigm that combined the quantitative and qualitative approaches. In utilising the mixed methodology, quantitative data was generated through the online questionnaire method which was distributed among 426 students enrolled in the course. The students were asked to identify and reflect on their involvement in the course and how they viewed their participation within four correlated categories of feedback: Category 1: General information on the course. Category 2: Support provided by the tutor. Category 3: Group Assessment and teamwork. Category 4: Personal experience and challenges. The analysis of the quantitative data exhibited student satisfaction with positive feedback of the course as it correlated statistically to the success of achieving the objectives and learning outcomes. The analysis of the qualitative data revealed components of value, support, and teamwork were achieved with positive reception of the course linked to themes that contributed to the achievement of student learning outcomes.
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Paper presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (26-29 October 2016 : Manila, Philippines)
Assessing the co-curricular course experience of distance learners : a Wawasan Open University model
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Assessing Co-Curricular Course
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