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ERIC Number: EJ432183
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0843-8854
Patterns of Behavior in Individualized Distance Education Courses.
Coldeway, Dan O.
Research in Distance Education, v3 n4 p6-10 Oct 1991
Distance education participants (n=35) at Athabasca University reported that (1) they averaged 5.96 hours per week studying; (2) they averaged 1 contact with tutors every 4 weeks; (3) their average motivation level was 4.23 on a 1-7 scale; and (4) they completed course events during only 40 percent of the weeks of the study. (SK)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Design, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Study, Tutors
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Athabasca University AB; Project REDEAL
Note: Available from Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Box 10,000, Athabasca, AB, T0G 2R0 Canada.