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ERIC Number: EJ616764
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-3518
Variables Affecting University Academic Achievement in a Distance versus Conventional Education Setting.
Darwazeh, Afnan N.
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, v1 n2 p159-64 Sum 2000
Investigates the learner variables that relate to academic achievement in a distance versus a conventional education setting. Participants were 500 undergraduate students from two Palestinian universities. Results revealed: prior high school academic achievement and specialization were correlated significantly with university academic achievement; and university specialization was correlated significantly with university academic achievement, in favor of science specialization. (Contains 17 references.) (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Undergraduate Students, Universities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Palestine