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Success and Retention of Community College Students in Hybrid versus Face-to-Face Anatomy Courses
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Mohammadian, Parvaneh; Boroon, Parnaz Rezaie; Tang, Sophia; Pakzad, Mahsa; Gojgini, Shohreh – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2021
As community colleges are increasingly offering distance education courses, it is of great interest to examine student performance specifically in science courses. The objective of this study was to examine the student success and retention rates in anatomy courses that were offered face-to-face (F2F) compared to hybrid offerings. In the F2F…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
Podcast Effectiveness as Scaffolding Support for Students Enrolled in First-Semester General Chemistry Laboratories
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Powell, Mary Cynthia Barton – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Podcasts covering essential first-semester general chemistry laboratory techniques and central concepts that aid in experimental design or data processing were prepared and made available for students to access on an as-needed basis on iPhones [arrow right] or iPod touches [arrow right]. Research focused in three areas: the extent of podcast…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Research, Chemistry, Laboratories
A Novel Interactive Online Module in a Traditional Curriculum through a Blended Learning Approach
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Gibbard, Leslie Laing; Salajan, Florin – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2009
A unique approach was planned and implemented for undergraduate dental students that would reinforce the principles of removable partial denture (RPD) design. 162 students were grouped according to their year of dental studies (66 second-year students and 96 third-year students) within the Discipline of Prosthodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Dentistry, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning
The Challenges Associated with Laboratory-Based Distance Education
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Elliott, Stephen J.; Kukula, Eric P. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2007
Distance education as a stand-alone approach has grown tremendously in the past 10 years. The other form of distance education, often called hybrid, supplements traditional classroom instruction with online resources. The instructors deliver classroom lectures, but homework, assignments, and supplemental material may be retrieved online.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Prior Learning, Laboratories, Program Effectiveness
Application Report: Two Experiments with Computer-Mediated Lectures.
Press, Laurence – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1991
Describes two classroom experiments that investigated the effects of using projected-display computers: the first compared teaching a course using a projected display with teaching the course in a computer lab; and the second compared using a computer and projected display with standard lectures. Effects on test scores are discussed. (three…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Hypothesis Testing
A Statistical Assessment of an Experiment To Compare Traditional vs. Laboratory Approach in Teaching Introductory Computer Programming.
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Romeu, Jorge Luis; Alemzadeh, Jalal – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1999
Describes the development of a statistical experiment to assess and compare the effects of traditional lecture and laboratory technology methods of teaching introductory computer programming concepts. Discusses the use of performance measures including tests, quizzes, homework, and projects to assess students' learning, retention, and success…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education