A Framework for Distance Education Effectiveness

2011 ◽  
pp. 99-113
Author(s):  
Murali Shanker ◽  
Michael Y. Hu
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Student Learning Objectives ◽  
Using Data ◽  
High Level

Distance education is now an integral part of offering courses in many institutions. With increasing access to the Internet, the importance of distance education will only grow. But, to date, the specific benefits that distance education brings to student learning objectives remain unclear. We first propose a framework that links student performance and satisfaction to the learning environment and course delivery. Next, we empirically evaluate our framework using data from a Business Statistics course that we offer in the traditional classroom setting and as a distance-education course. Our results show that a well-designed distance education course can lead to a high level of student satisfaction, but classroom-based students can achieve even higher satisfaction, if they also are given access to learning material on the Internet. This indicates that material for an effective distance-education course also can be used to supplement in-class teaching in order to increase satisfaction with student learning objectives.

Improving Teaching Effectiveness Using Distance Education Tools

2011 ◽  
pp. 102-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murali Shanker ◽  
Michael Y Hu
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Student Learning Objectives ◽  
Using Data ◽  
High Level

Distance education is now an integral part of offering courses in many institutions. With increasing access to the internet, the importance of distance education will only grow. But, to date, the specific benefits that distance education brings to student learning objectives remain unclear. We first propose a framework that links student performance and satisfaction to the learning environment and course delivery. Next, we empirically evaluate our framework using data from a Business Statistics course that we offer in the traditional classroom setting and as a distance-education course. Our results show that while a well-designed distance-education course can lead to a high level of student satisfaction, classroom-based students achieve even higher satisfaction if they are also given access to online learning material. This indicates that material for an effective distance-education course can also be used to supplement in-class teaching to increase satisfaction with student learning objectives.

scholarly journals Making a Tough Choice: Teacher Target-Setting and Student Achievement in a Teacher Performance System Using Student Learning Objectives

AERA Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 233285842097977
Author(s):  
Allison Atteberry ◽  
Sarah E. LaCour
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Target Setting ◽  
Student Learning Objectives ◽  
Performance System ◽  
Better Than

The use of student learning objectives (SLOs) as part of teacher performance systems has gained traction quickly in the United States, yet little is known about how teachers select specific students’ learning goals. When teachers are evaluated—and sometimes compensated—based on whether their students meet the very objectives the teachers set at the start of the year, there may be an incentive to set low targets. SLO systems rely on teachers’ willingness and ability to set appropriately ambitious SLOs. We describe teachers’ SLO target-setting behavior in one school-district. We document the accuracy/ambitiousness of targets and find that teachers regularly set targets that students did not meet. We also find that, within the same year, a student’s spring test scores tend to be higher on the assessments for which they received higher targets. This raises the intriguing possibility that receiving higher targets might cause students to perform better than they otherwise would have.

scholarly journals Creation of environments and scenarios for learning based on internet habits: a theoretical approach for face-to-face, blended and distance education

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Paul Rafael SIORDIA-MEDINA ◽  
Nadia Sarahi URIBE-OLIVARES ◽  
Sofía de Jesús GONZÁLEZ-BASILIO
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
New Challenges

The creation of virtual learning environments requires extensive pedagogical, methodological and technical knowledge that generates relevant training processes and contributes to the development of student learning. That is why this article presents a proposal for a theoretical framework from which environments and scenarios can be designed and developed based on the Internet habits of students and teachers. Various theoretical and author proposals are integrated that allow understanding the complexity of this great task not only for those who work in the non-school modality, but now for those who have had to make the transition from face-to-face to virtual, which has meant significant changes in their teaching practice, but not only for them, but the students have acquired new habits or reinforced those they already had in order to face the new challenges posed by changes in reality.

scholarly journals Determinants and Consequences of Students Learning Satisfaction During Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Arfah Habib Saragih ◽  
Joansyah Adwie ◽  
Adang Hendrawan
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Learning Satisfaction ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Positive Effect

This study examines the effect of student perception in online learning on student satisfaction and its impact on student learning performance and intention to use in the future. The regression analysis method was used based on the survey results from 157 students. Results indicate that students' perceptions of online learning had a positive effect on student satisfaction, intention to use, and student learning performance. Further, student satisfaction has a positive effect on student learning performance but does not affect the intention to use. The implications for lecturers, students, and faculties are also discussed. Keywords:  student perception, online learning, student satisfaction,   student performance, intention to use, covid-19 pandemic

Augmenting Print-Based Distance Learning with other Technologies Can Enhance its Effectiveness for Adult Learners

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-334
Author(s):  
Godfrey Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Common Method ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Postsecondary Students ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Distance Courses

Distance education is becoming an increasingly common method for delivering courses to postsecondary students. Presently, most course offerings are still primarily print-based. This author hypothesizes that augmenting print-based distance courses with other technologies enhances the effectiveness of student learning. The use of videotape, television, one- and two-way audio/videoconferencing is explored, as well as the use of the Internet. Strategies for integrating these technologies are presented, as well as some advantages and disadvantages of each.

scholarly journals Internships in Kinesiology: Reconsidering Best Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-357
Author(s):  
Mark Urtel ◽  
Sara F. Michaliszyn ◽  
Craig Stiemsma
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Community Partner ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
The Status ◽  
Student Learning Objectives ◽  
The Many

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the 2018 American Kinesiology Association preworkshop on best practices in internships. This preworkshop contained 2 keynote speakers, 5 ignite sessions, and 6 round-table discussions looking at the status of internships in departments of kinesiology, nationally. It is clear that kinesiology does not have a common practice for implementing internships. Given the many variables in respect to offering an internship, such as curricular mandates, faculty workload policy, community partner availability, program outcomes, student learning objectives, and assessment tools, this is not surprising. Perhaps we should rethink the notion that there is a set of best practices that guide internship development and consider the possibility that internships will look different at various institutions for valid reasons.

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING STUDENT EXPECTATION AND SATISFACTION TOWARS ONLINE LEARNING IN THE OPEN UNIVERSITY: A STUDY IN ARCHIPELAGIC AREA IN INDONESIA

BISMA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Minrohayati Minrohayati ◽  
Anfas Anfas ◽  
Meirani Harsasi
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Research Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Open University ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Online Tutorial ◽  
Student Expectation ◽  
Class Assignment

The online tutorial is one of the learning methods used by students at the Open University (OP). One main obstacle in delivering online tutorial in OP is the accessibility of the internet, especially for the students living in archipelagic areas in Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the level of student satisfaction towards online tutorial activities at OP, especially for the Distance Learning Unit of OP Ternate that located in an archipelagic area with limited internet facilities. The population was the second-semester students come from various regions in Ternate. Research data were collected by distributing online questionnaires. The sample consisted of 24 respondents. Results showed that, in general, students were satisfied with online tutorial services. The level of student satisfaction towards internet access in the online tutorial was 96.04%, and for the aspect of presenting the learning materials, the satisfaction level was up to 100.77%. These findings indicated that student satisfaction exceeds their expectations. Furthermore, student satisfaction level towards the interaction aspect in the online tutorial was 89.92%. For the class assignment, the student satisfaction level was 97.05%. Keywords: access, assignment, learning material, online tutorial, student satisfaction

scholarly journals Using Interest Approaches in Instructional Design and Delivery

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianna N. Shanholtzer ◽  
Andrew Thoron ◽  
J. C. Bunch ◽  
Blake C. Colclasure
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Short Duration ◽  
Real World ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Situational Interest ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Student Learning Objectives

Most educators know that it can be challenging to get students motivated to learn at the start of a lesson. The importance of student motivation, academic desire, and engagement is well noted as these factors have been directly linked to students’ academic achievement. An interest approach uses a brief activity to stimulate students’ situational interest toward a topic. Although situational interest is typically held by the learner for a short duration, establishing situational interest at the start of the lesson maximizes students’ engagement, motivation, and attentiveness toward the lesson’s topic and student learning objectives. This new 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication describes components of interest approaches and techniques for integrating them into a lesson, and provides real-world examples. Written by Brianna N. Shanholtzer, Andrew C. Thoron, J. C. Bunch, and Blake C. Colclasure. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc334

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