Item Validation For Online Postsecondary Course Evaluation: Validation of Indicators by Rating the Proximity Between Similarity and Dissimilarity Among Indicators in Pairs

Focusing on the identification and validation of indicators associated with the development and teaching of online instruction Contributing to student outcomes Determining how validated indicators cluster on dimensions of similarity as a framework for future research and assessment work in the area of online instruction The comprehensive literature review yielding ninety nine items associated with themes such as teaching effectiveness, learning effectiveness, interface design, interactivity, informational recourses, assessment and technical support. The items validation by subject matter experts prior to the analysis Multi-Dimensional Scaling (MDS) employed as the methodology for this research