Preditores de permanência e evasão em cursos superiores a distância: revisão de literatura

Abstract

The article presents a theoretical study based on a literature review that aimed to gather predictive factors for the permanency or dropout of distance higher education students. The identification of such predictors contributes so that, based on the factors that generate dropout and / or that favor the permanency of students in the courses, it is possible to plan actions to increase the success rate in distance higher education. The results showed that even knowing the predictors, they are not fully effective to respond in advance to the student's permanence or dropout, but they can offer indicators for the constant monitoring of these students. Thus, it was found that it is relevant to know students, their characteristics and motivations, the environment that surrounds them and to offer learning methodologies that favor their learning styles.