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A Study Comparing Traditional and Hybrid Internet-Based Instruction in Introductory Statistics Classes

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Advances in technology coupled with increasing student enrollment numbers have led some universities to begin offering on-line classes. This paper discusses a study comparing a traditional offering of elementary statistics with a “hybrid” offering. In the hybrid offering the class met once a week, but students were required to learn the material on their own using web-based materials and a textbook. We examined differences in student performance, student satisfaction and investment of both student and instructor time. Performance of students in the hybrid offering equaled that of the traditional students, but students in the hybrid were slightly less positive in their subjective evaluation of the course.

Source: Journal of Statistics Education

DOI: 10.1080/10691898.2003.11910722

Authors: Jessica Utts, Barbara Sommer, Curt Acredolo, Michael W. Maher, Harry R. Matthews

Institution: University of California, Davis

Language: English

Topic: Online and Blended Learning

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,134