ERIC Number: EJ724988
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 4
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Integrating Online Instruction in a College Classroom to Improve Cost Effectiveness
Buzhardt, Jay; Semb, George
Teaching of Psychology, v32 n1 p63-66 2005
We compared online study guides to pen-and-paper study guides in terms of academic performance, the amount of time instructors spent grading study guides, and student preferences. Students in 3 sections of a child psychology course used online study guides (n = 46), and students in 3 other sections used pen-and-paper study guides (n = 64). Instructors spent 14.3 hr during the semester grading the pen-and-paper study guides and no time grading the online study guides. Students who used the online study guides reported higher satisfaction than the students who used pen-and-paper study guides. Our results suggest that integrating online study guides saved labor costs and increased student satisfaction while maintaining student performance.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness, Child Psychology, Grading, Study Guides, Online Courses, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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