Customization of Education Through Online Learning at a Southern California Virtual School

A study examining student enrollment, characteristics, and experiences at a virtual school serving grades 6-12 across five counties in southern California. Data collection included 219 student survey submissions, faculty interviews, and a district profile, analyzed to understand motivations and the effectiveness of customized online learning paths. The research was conducted by Kalim Rayburn at the University of Southern California.

Use Cases

• Analyzing student enrollment motivations based on survey-reported trends like schedule fit and goal attainment.
• Modeling correlations between positive online learning experiences and demographic variables mentioned in the description.
• Studying the implementation of virtual schools based on described characteristics like target audience definition and collaborative planning.

Strengths

• Includes survey data from 219 students.
• Combines quantitative survey data with qualitative faculty interviews and a district profile.
• Focuses on a specific virtual school site serving grades 6-12 across five counties.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation for the underlying data are unknown.
• The dataset's freshness and last update date are unknown.
• The geographic scope is limited to one virtual school in southern California.

Provenance

Source

University of Southern California

Collection Method

Data collection involved an online self-reporting student survey with fixed-choice and open-ended questions, faculty interviews, and a comprehensive district profile.

Geography

Five counties in southern California