Technology and drop-out rates
Purpose/research question
A systematic review of 1483 international articles from 2007-2017
The objective of the study is to obtain more knowledge about whether inclusion of digital learning technologies can reduce dropout rates - and under what conditions. The aim is to communicate local strategic initiatives within educational IT and to produce research results that can contribute to existing knowledge about the appropriate use of learning technology in university teaching and learning.
Background
Much of the educational debate is based on expectations regarding the correlation between certain types of teaching and learning. One assumption is that inclusion of digital learning technologies leads to better teaching, and that, as a result, a positive impact can be expected on measurements of time on task, learning outcomes and not least on university drop-out rates. Such expectations may lead to political decisions on digital initiatives and large financial investments. In order to examine whether inclusion of learning technology can meet such expectations, a survey was conducted from 2017-2018 of international studies describing drop-out rates for university students from university programmes or subjects that use learning technology to a higher or lesser extent.
