Does distance e-learning work? A comparison between distance and face-to-face learners using e-learning materials

de Freitas, S. and Roberts, G.P. (2003) Does distance e-learning work? A comparison between distance and face-to-face learners using e-learning materials. Association of Learning Technology Journal, 11 (3). pp. 69-87.

Abstract

This study compares continual assessment data, intake numbers, retention numbers and final examination grades of a mixed cohort of face-to-face and distance learners against similar data from previous years where e-learning materials were not used in order to test whether e-learning materials can support the same quality and quantity of teaching and learning for both face-to-face and distance learners. The results for this cohort of learners demonstrate that: (i) distance e-learners score as well and sometimes better than face-to-face learners; (ii) face-to-face student numbers have increased; (iii) overall, student retention and student attendance have been maintained; (iv) final examination results have been maintained or in some cases improved; (v) lecturer workload was high, but not unmanageable, and it is clear how manageability can be improved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publisher:	University of Wales Press
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/27253

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