ERIC Number: EJ1066803
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 20
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ISSN: EISSN-1541-4914
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Comparing Learning Style to Performance in On-Line Teaching: Impact of Proctored v. Un-Proctored Testing
Wellman, Gregory S.
Journal of Interactive Online Learning, v4 n1 p20-39 Sum 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that proctored versus un-proctored testing would have on learning for an on-line content module; and examine the relationship between LASSI variables and learning. A randomized, pre-test/post-test control group design was employed. College students in a pharmacy curriculum, were randomized to two groups utilizing asynchronous, on-line content with a medical terminology module. Group A utilized proctored, on-line testing, while Group B utilized un-proctored on-line testing. Both were given a pre-test and post-test on medical terminology at the beginning and end of a sixteen week semester. The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory was administered to all students. On-line module delivery paired with proctored testing was more effective in promoting learning when compared to online module delivery paired with un-proctored testing. The constructs: anxiety, self-testing, attitude/interest and motivation were significant in predicting learning for proctored students. No significant model emerged for un-proctored students.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cognitive Style, Measures (Individuals), Online Courses, Prediction, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Pretests Posttests, Pharmaceutical Education, Anxiety, Student Motivation, Testing, Models, Vocabulary, Control Groups, College Students, Course Content, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Testing, Prior Learning, Time on Task, Multiple Regression Analysis
University of Alabama. 152 Rose Administration, P.O. Box 870104, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Web site: http://www.ncolr.org/jiol
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning and Study Strategies Inventory
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