ERIC Number: EJ956035
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec-10
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1068-2341
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The Utility of Online Choice Options: Do Purely Online Schools Increase the Value to Students?
Rauh, Jonathan
Education Policy Analysis Archives, v19 n34 Dec 2011
Online education has grown in popularity as a choice option over the past decade. A variety of studies exist on methodologies for content delivery and on the impacts of online education for specific communities. However, few works have considered the utility of online educational choices in comparison to physical schools. Using an expected utility model this paper examines the value conferred to a student in an online charter school versus traditional physical schools in the same state. Value in this case is defined as the likelihood of performing better on a standardized test. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Standardized Tests, Online Courses, Distance Education, School Choice, Virtual Classrooms, Web Based Instruction, Educational Policy, Exit Examinations, Graduation Requirements, High Stakes Tests, School Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina
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