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The Effects of Synchronous and Asynchronous Distance Education: A Meta-Analytical Assessment of Simonson's "Equivalency Theory"
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Bernard, Robert M.; Abrami, Philip C.; Wade, Anne; Borokhovski, Evgueni; Lou, Yiping – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
Simonson, Schlosser and Hanson (1999) argue that a new theory called "equivalency theory" is needed to account for the unique features of the "teleconferencing" (synchronous) model of DE that is prevalent in many North American universities. Based on a comprehensive meta-analysis of the comparative literature of DE (Bernard, Abrami, Lou, Wozney,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Meta Analysis, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes