Abstract
The OUSL Journal is a peer-reviewed open access journal published by the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL). It is the first scholarly journal in Sri Lanka focusing on research in the field of Open and Distance Learning (ODL), and is being published since 1997. The journal provides a platform to publish research and pedagogy relating to teaching and learning at the University level, and in particular to Open and Distance Learning (ODL). It also provides a forum for research and review articles related in the areas of Agriculture, Natural Sciences, Education, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences and Health Sciences.
Highlights
The purpose of this study was to learn more about the psychological, personal, and institutional factors that may hinder learners’ ability to fulfill their academic goals at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
With changes in the enrollment at the OUSL, the student population may increasingly consist of a younger group of learners with less occupational and life experiences, who may have more difficultly adjusting to post-secondary education, as well as to Open and Distance Learning (ODL) methods
The development of the Learner Support Questionnaire (LSQ) was formulated using interview data, relevant educational theory, including knowledge building theory (Bereiter & Scardamalia, 1996) and Bloom's taxonomy (1956), as well as prior research conducted at the OUSL
Summary
The purpose of this study was to learn more about the psychological, personal, and institutional factors that may hinder learners’ ability to fulfill their academic goals at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL). Understanding the needs of learners at this particular institution, at this particular time, is very important as the student population at the OUSL is currently in a state of flux. With changes in the enrollment at the OUSL, the student population may increasingly consist of a younger group of learners with less occupational and life experiences, who may have more difficultly adjusting to post-secondary education, as well as to Open and Distance Learning (ODL) methods. It is vital to ensure that the needs of learners at the OUSL are understood and that the appropriate support structures are in place as the university population increases
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