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Self selection of learning mode in an online course.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| December 22, 2001 | Ross, Linda | COPYRIGHT 2001 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

Online learning approaches differ depending on whether the audience is a higher education or corporate one. In higher education, the favored approach is a collaborative, cohort model, intended to build community between learners. Distance Learning Assessment and Evaluation is one of the required courses that learners must complete in the DLDD program offered by the University of Washington. In this study, the investigator was interested in the effects of self-selection of self-paced versus a collaborative-group learning mode on class performance. Forty-one post-graduate professionals participated in this course. Initially, 71% of the learners chose the ...

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