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@article{ART002760069},
author={Heejeong Seo and Kyun, Sun A},
title={Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling},
journal={Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader},
issn={2234-7534},
year={2021},
volume={11},
number={3},
pages={79-110},
doi={10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79}

TY - JOUR
AU - Heejeong Seo
AU - Kyun, Sun A
TI - Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling
JO - Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader
PY - 2021
VL - 11
IS - 3
PB - Research Institute for Gifted & Talented Education, Soongsil University
SP - 79
EP - 110
SN - 2234-7534
AB - The purpose of the present study is to explore the educational needs of cyber university learners, in order to obtain the basic data for curriculum improvement or development, which contributes to the improvement of learners’ dropout rates in the cyber university. To do this, 4,880 study plans of H cyber university's 1st year and transfer students were analyzed. 4,880 study plans were analyzed over two stages by faculties (Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Arts) and gender (male, female): ① frequency analysis of keywords, ② LDA-based topic modeling. The results are as follows. First, as a result of frequency analysis, the most frequently mentioned keywords were those related to career development such as ‘knowledge’, ‘job’, ‘practice’, ‘professionalism’, ‘graduation’, ‘certificate’, and ‘acquisition of degree’. Second, as a result of topic modeling, in the case of male and female students from the Engineering department and male students from the Humanities & Social Sciences department, ‘improving job competency in the major field’ was derived as the most important topic. Also, while female students from Humanities & Social Sciences department, showed ‘basic learning in their major’ as the most important topic, male and female students from the Arts department showed ‘intensive learning in their major’. Finally, based on these results of the learner's’ educational needs analysis confirmed through this study, the implications were discussed.
KW - Topic modeling;cyber university;study plans;learner’s educational needs;curriculum improvement;drop-out
DO - 10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79
ER -

Heejeong Seo and Kyun, Sun A. (2021). Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling. Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader, 11(3), 79-110.

Heejeong Seo and Kyun, Sun A. 2021, "Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling", Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader, vol.11, no.3 pp.79-110. Available from: doi:10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79

Heejeong Seo, Kyun, Sun A "Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling" Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader 11.3 pp.79-110 (2021) : 79.

Heejeong Seo, Kyun, Sun A. Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling. 2021; 11(3), 79-110. Available from: doi:10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79

Heejeong Seo and Kyun, Sun A. "Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling" Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader 11, no.3 (2021) : 79-110.doi: 10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79

Heejeong Seo; Kyun, Sun A. Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling. Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader, 11(3), 79-110. doi: 10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79

Heejeong Seo; Kyun, Sun A. Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling. Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader. 2021; 11(3) 79-110. doi: 10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79

Heejeong Seo, Kyun, Sun A. Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling. 2021; 11(3), 79-110. Available from: doi:10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79

Heejeong Seo and Kyun, Sun A. "Exploring Educational Needs to Improve the Dropout of Cyber Universities’ Learners Based on Topic Modeling" Education & Learning: Global Creative Leader 11, no.3 (2021) : 79-110.doi: 10.34226/gcl.2021.11.3.79