The Online Learning Experiences of Adults Students: An Analysis of their Socioeconomic Status, Gender, and Ethnicity at a Higher Learning Institution. Trinidad and Tobago.
Keywords:
online learning, adult students, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender, variations, academic performanceAbstract
The research seeks to investigate the relationship between adult students’ online learning socioeconomic status, ethnicity and gender, and academic performance. The study consisted of a random sample of 280 adult students was selected from an adult student population of 1085. A google questionnaire was used to collect and analyse the data. Quantitative-deductive descriptive statistics methods were used such as mean, mode, standard deviation, Chi-square, Independent Samples T-Tests, and inferential statistics ANOVA. The findings have identified variations in adult students’ age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, cultural beliefs, and how they all impact on students’ academic performance on the google courses classroom platforms.
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