July 12, 2008
Asychronous learning found to be better for retention
How Does Distance Education Compare With Classroom Instruction? A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature -- Bernard et al. 74 (3): 379 -- Review of Educational Research
Dividing achievement outcomes into synchronous and asynchronous forms of DE produced a somewhat different impression. In general, mean achievement effect sizes for synchronous applications favored classroom instruction, while effect sizes for asynchronous applications favored DE.
Posted by cmwillis at July 12, 2008 11:21 AM
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