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ERIC Number: EJ605225
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Distance Education via the Internet: The Student Experience.
Carswell, Linda; Thomas, Pete; Petre, Marian; Price, Blaine; Richards, Mike
British Journal of Educational Technology, v31 n1 p29-46 Jan 2000
Compares the experiences of a group of Internet students to those of conventional distance learning students in the same Computer Science course at the Open University (United Kingdom). Discusses learning styles; background questionnaires that included computer use, email experience, programming, education, and attitudes; learning outcomes; gender; performance; and interaction. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Distance Education, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interaction, Internet, Outcomes of Education, Prior Learning, Programming, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Computer Use; Gender Issues; Open University (Great Britain)
Note: For Part 1 see, EJ 565 449.