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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"face-to-face courses"”.
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Comparing Success Rates Of Online Courses To Traditional Courses In A Small Rural Community College
<p>The purpose of this dissertation is to examine how academic performance of the online learning mode compares with the traditional face-to-face mode in rural community colleges. As online learning has become a popular instructional offering among many rural community college students seeking to …
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The Ratio of Face-to-Face Contact Hours in Blended Courses Effects on Course Grades and Course Completion
… of higher education especially with regards to community colleges which are the leaders in offering online courses (CCRC, 2013). In years past the online educational platform has struggled to meet the same academic standards and retention rates of traditional face-to-face courses. Blended …
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Beliefs about developmentally appropriate practice of adult learners enrolled in child development associate courses
The purpose of this study was to determine if CDA preparation courses affected beliefs about developmentally appropriate practice. Pre and post online TBS surveys were completed by 299 CDA candidates from campuses across the state enrolled in the three courses, each with the same syllabus and …
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A Comparison of Predictors of Student Grades in Online and Face-to-Face Community College Courses
… persistence and completion rates as indicators of student success. This analysis focuses on grade outcomes. Although this traditional view of success is somewhat narrow, it will provide a starting point for an examination of online student success. This study examines to what extent the …
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A qualitative study of self-regulated learning in online learning environments
… how well students adapt learning strategies from face-to-face courses to online courses. This study examined student perceptions of self-regulated learning skills, instructor immediacy behaviors and curricular design in online learning environments. Data was collected from three focus groups of …
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Exploring The Attitudes Of Criminal Justice And Homeland Security Students Regarding Assessment Techniques In Online Courses
… of the 21st century requires investigation in to how online courses differ from traditional face-to-face courses. It is particularly important to discover how online students learn and which assessment methods they prefer and see as most beneficial to online learning. Using online assessment …
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Selected predictors of satisfaction with their program for African American counselors education master's degree students
… (Pascarella et al., 2004; Patitu, 2000: Tinto, 1993). Few investigations have focused on African American graduate students particularly in Counselor Education. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of the level of satisfaction of African American Master's degree students with …
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Student Success in Face-to-Face and Online Sections of Biology Courses at a Community College in East Tennessee
<p>The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if there were significant differences in student success in face-to-face and online biology courses as categorized by gender, major, and age; and as measured by lecture grades, lab grades, and final course grades. The data used for analyses …
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Graduate Student Attitudes toward Different Instructional Approaches within Face-to-Face, Online, and Blended Learning Environments in a Public Four-Year Institution of Higher Learning
<p>This study compared graduate student attitudes toward different instructional approaches within online, blended, and face-to-face courses in a public institution of higher learning. The participants completed an online survey questionnaire that was designed by the researcher using 4 learning …
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Relationship of Gender, Interaction Type, and College Student Grades in Online Discussion Boards
… has moved from the traditional classroom to technology being integrated into almost every aspect of learning. A way in which this is often done in the college environment is through the professor incorporating a web-based discussion board into their instructional repertoire and creating …
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Career Technical Faculty Experiences Migrating Curriculum Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Hermeneutical Phenomenology
… qualitative hermeneutic phenomenology study was to explore faculty experiences with the migration of career technical educational curriculum to an online format, in a compressed time, during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021. The study was conducted with career technical educators in community …
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The Influence of Online Teaching on Face -to -Face Teaching Practices
… teaching and learning, it is known that instructors who have taught fully online courses have acquired new skills and have had the opportunity to implement novel pedagogical practices in the online environment. However, it is unclear if direct exposure to fully online teaching helps in the …
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Impact of COVID-19 on students and faculty in higher education
… from traditional in-person, classroom formats to distance learning platforms. As students experienced unprecedented disruptions, faculty faced challenges to provide high-quality teaching and build learning communities with their students. Preliminary global research on the COVID-19 impact on …
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Comparison of Retention Rates of Courses Taught in Traditional, Online, and Hybrid Format
Due to low retention rates, most states have now based community college funding on a combination of student enrollment and student retention. Student satisfaction is a primary factor that contributes to overall student success, retention, and completion, all of which contribute to the …
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Psychological Sense of Community in On-Line Learning Environments
… differences among populations as they relate to face-to-face learning communities. However, no literature exists to determine if these same differences exist in an on-line learning environment. Since community has been closely linked to social and academic integration and success, additional …
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Role of Peer Designed and Moderated Case Studies on Student Motivation in Asynchronous Online Discussions
… discussion in online, hybrid and sometimes face to face courses. Learner participation in these discussions has been found to be the key to make this method a success. Therefore, student participation has been one of the most researched elements in online discussions in the field of online …