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Evaluating Characteristics of Top and Bottom Performance: Online versus In-Class
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Fendler, Richard J.; Ruff, Craig; Shrikhande, Milind – American Journal of Distance Education, 2016
This study compared the characteristics of students who excel (those in the top quarter of their class) and students who merely survive (bottom quarter of class) when attending a course either in-class or online. Student characteristics such as personal attributes (learning styles and gender), individual competence (grade point average), and major…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Conventional Instruction, Ability Grouping, High Achievement