Credit hours is not enough: Explaining undergraduate perceptions of course workload using LMS records

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Zachary A. Pardos, Conrad Borchers, Run Yu

Published: 2023, Last Modified: 17 Jan 2025Internet High. Educ. 2023EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•LMS features explain six times more course load variance (36%) than credit hours (6%).•Students report time load to be most important but also most manageable.•Low psychological stress manageability is most correlated with course load (−0.79).•Number of prerequisites of a course correlates positively with course load (0.40).•Mixed models employed to infer course load via LMS and enrollment data.