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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Biner, Paul M.; Summers, Marcia; Dean, Raymond S.; Bink, Martin L.; Anderson, Jennie L.; Gelder, Barbara C. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1997
College students in telecourses (n=699) completed personality and attitude instruments. Students most satisfied with telecourses were mature, venturesome, outgoing, practical, relaxed, and studious. Techniques were recommended to help those less satisfied, who tended to be highly anxious, introverted, and less mature. (SK)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Higher Education, Participant Satisfaction, Personality Traits
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Bink, Martin L.; And Others – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1995
A study of 106 adult students in off-campus interactive television courses found that grade point average was the strongest predictor of performance. Student perceptions of the promptness of material delivery and their year in college contributed to the predictive power. No demographic variables were related to performance. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Continuing Education, Distance Education