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ERIC Number: ED671834
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 56
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Student Learning in Online College Programs. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-361
Stephanie Riegg Cellini; Hernando Grueso
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
We draw on administrative data from the country of Colombia to assess differences in student learning in online and traditional on-campus college programs. The Colombian context is uniquely suited to study this topic, as students take an exit examination at the end of their studies. We can therefore directly compare performance on the exit exam for students in online and on-campus programs both across and within institutions, degrees, and majors. Using inverse probability weighting methods based on a rich set of background characteristics coupled with institution-degree-major fixed effects, our results suggest that bachelor's degree students in online programs perform worse on nearly all test score measures (including math, reading, writing, and English) relative to their counterparts in on-campus programs. Results for shorter technical certificates are more mixed. While online students perform significantly worse than on-campus students on exit exams in private institutions, they perform better in SENA--the main public vocational institution in the country. [This article was created with the support of a Trachtenberg School Faculty Research Fellowship grant.]
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Related Records: EJ1323940
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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