Lesson
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Research
and Distance Education
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The No Significant Difference Phenomenon (continued)
Below are a few examples of some of the results of studies published/discovered after the 1999 publication of the book, The No Significant Difference Phenomenon:
- "…no
differences in test scores of college classroom and correspondence study
students enrolled in the same subjects." Crump, R.E. Correspondence
and Class Extension Work in Oklahoma, 1928.
- "...students
learn as well in distance education programs as they do in regular programs..."
Bates, A. W. & Couell, R. N. Distance Education: An Overview, 1986.
- "...
online students had a slightly higher final grade than students in the
other two formats... students can do at least as well as they do in
standard classes." Carlisle, R. A Four Year Study Comparing English
Classes Online, via Television, and Face-to-Face, 2002.
Profile of Participation in Distance Education: 1999-2000
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) most recent report "A Profile of Participation in Distance Education: 1999-2000" focuses on student participation in distance education.