distance education procedures

The study compared and assessed the quality of the learning experience of 
students who take telecourses which are broadcast into the classroom during 
prime time hours.  Community telecourse students were compared to day section 
students .  In general, the community students out performed the day section 
students.





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Hogan, Robert (1997, July).  Analysis of Student Success in Distance Learning Courses
Compared to Traditional Courses.  Paper presented at the Sixth Annual Conference on
Multimedia in Education and Industry, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This paper outlined the results of an experimental study comparing distance 
learning courses and traditional on-campus courses.  Students in distance 
learning courses received, on average, higher grades and had higher completion 
rates than students in traditional courses.  Withdrawal rates were, however, 
higher in distance learning courses .


Jewett, Frank (1998).  The Masters Degree in Social Work at Cleveland State
University and the University of Akron:  A Case Study of the Benefits and Costs of a
Joint Degree Program Offered via Videoconferencing. Seal Beach, California:  The
Chancellors Office, California State University.

The University of Akron and Cleveland State University have developed a joint 
graduate program leading to the Master of Social Work degree using interactive 
videoconferencing as a means to deliver courses between the two campuses. 
Comparisons were made of grade averages for students at sending and receive 
sites.  The t statistic was not significant in any of the comparisons made.


Kriger, Thomas J. (2001, May).  A Virtual Revolution:  Trends in the Expansion of
Distance Education.  American Federation of Teachers.

Recognizing the expansion of distance education is leading a virtual revolution 
in American higher education, this report questions whether or not that 
revolution will improve the quality of education students receive.  Based on a 
review of the latest trends in organizing distance education, this report argues 
that distance education can be a great asset as long as academic decision-making 

	

	

		

			

				

					

						





						

							
								
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