ERIC Number: EJ1211707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 20
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Exploring the Effects of Learning Environment on Transfer, Student Perceptions, and Instructor Accommodations in an Undergraduate Course Sequence
Wisneski, John E.; Ozogul, Gamze
American Journal of Distance Education, v33 n2 p88-107 2019
Previous studies have compared student performance for the same or similar classes delivered both online and face-to-face. However, few studies have explored the role that a change in learning environment plays in the student's ability to transfer skills and knowledge gained in prerequisite courses to follow-on, or post-requisite, courses. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between student demographic factors, learning environments, and the transfer of skills and knowledge in undergraduate accounting education. In addition, this study examined student perceptions of online learning both before and after the course learning sequence, and the specific accommodations instructors made to their instructional design to facilitate the delivery medium change in learning environment. Data for this study was collected from 2,324 students and their corresponding instructors participating in a sequence of two undergraduate accounting courses at a large Midwestern U.S. university. Results revealed a positive relationship between a student's performance in post-requisite coursework and GPA, the number of completed credits, and enrollment status (full or part-time). Instructors made delivery medium specific adjustments in course topic coverage, student participation, and group work to accommodate for the perceived capabilities of the learning environment.
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Study, Undergraduate Students, Prerequisites, Required Courses, Correlation, Electronic Learning, Business Administration Education, Business Schools, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Transfer of Training, Enrollment, Accounting
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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