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Physical Activity in Physical Education: Are Longer Lessons Better?
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Smith, Nicole J.; Monnat, Shannon M.; Lounsbery, Monica A. F. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: The purpose of this study was to compare physical activity (PA) outcomes in a sample of high school (HS) physical education (PE) lessons from schools that adopted "traditional" versus "modified block" schedule formats. Methods: We used the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT) to conduct observations…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, High Schools
Student Performance and Success Factors in Learning Business Statistics in Online vs. On-Ground Classes Using a Web-Based Assessment Platform
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Shotwell, Mary; Apigian, Charles H. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2015
This study aimed to quantify the influence of student attributes, coursework resources, and online assessments on student learning in business statistics. Surveys were administered to students at the completion of both online and on-ground classes, covering student perception and utilization of internal and external academic resources, as well as…
Descriptors: Statistics, Business Administration Education, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Asynchronous Assessment in a Large Lecture Marketing Course
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Downey, W. Scott; Schetzsle, Stacey – Marketing Education Review, 2012
Asynchronous assessment, which includes quizzes or exams online or outside class, offers marketing educators an opportunity to make more efficient use of class time and to enhance students' learning experiences by giving them more flexibility and choice in their assessment environment. In this paper, we examine the performance difference between…
Descriptors: Marketing, Lecture Method, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication
Time Students Spend Reading Threaded Discussions in Online Graduate Courses Requiring Asynchronous Participation
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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
Time Costs of Mastery Learning.
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Arlin, Marshall; Webster, Janet – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
Eighty-eight seventh grade students were randomly assigned to mastery or nonmastery approaches to learning four hierarchical chapters about sailing. The price of increased achievement benefits of group-based mastery learning seems to be increased time costs of (1) extra remedial time and (2) "wasted time" of faster learners. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Individual Differences, Intermode Differences
Postal Two-Way Communication in Correspondence Education. An Empirical Investigation.
Baath, John A. – 1980
A review of the research on correspondence education with emphasis on its two-way communication aspects introduces this report on a series of studies designed to shed light upon problems related to the design and delivery of correspondence instruction. A total of 1,805 adult students enrolled in regular Swedish, Norwegian, and British…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Correspondence Study, Foreign Countries, Instructional Design