Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations - Continued
Online students are older and are more likely to have families and be employed than their traditional counterparts (Becker & Haugen, 2004; Bryant, et al., 2005; Folkers, 2005; Schell, 2001) Self-determined activities are intrinsically motivating (Csikszentmihalyi, 1990; Deci & Ryan, 1985; Roberts, 1992) FTF students persist more often than their Online counterparts