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Mason, Lucia; Tarchi, Christian; Ronconi, Angelica; Manzione, Lucia; Latini, Natalia; Bråten, Ivar – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2022
Students more than ever learn from online sources, such as digital texts or videos. Little research has compared processes and outcomes across these two mediums. Using a between-participants experimental design, this study investigated whether medium (texts vs. videos) and context (less authoritative vs. more authoritative), independently and in…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Video Technology, Electronic Publishing, Information Sources
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Brown, Abbie H.; Green, Tim – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
The authors report the results of a study that provides bases for comparison between the time necessary to participate in courses delivered asynchronously online and courses delivered in a traditional classroom setting. Weekly discussion threads from 21 sections of six courses offered as part of online, degree-granting, accredited, graduate…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Intermode Differences, Asynchronous Communication
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Aagard, Hans; Bowen, Kyle; Olesova, Larisa – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2010
Despite their flaws as teaching and learning environments, large lectures remain a standard teaching approach because of their relatively low cost, ease of preparation, and long tradition in education. Research shows that active inquiry yields positive results in learning outcomes, and one way to make the large lecture class more active and…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, College Faculty, Audience Response, Synchronous Communication