Online or not? A comparison of students’ experiences of an online and an on-campus class
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...Learning that leads to the best possible provision of care for people living with dementia [17,21-49]....
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...Multimedia Appendix 2 displays a summary of the 46 included papers [6-56]....
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...Learners require a strong commitment to external studies, requiring a level of discipline, a willingness to develop self-direction, and a capacity for resilience [14,19-37,42,43]....
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...It was frequently reported that learners who are engaged in Web-based studies require a level of commitment and willingness, the ability to develop self-direction, and a capacity for flexibility [14,19-37,42,43]....
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...In total, 8 studies in this review highlighted the importance of including the evaluation of staff confidence, knowledge, and attitudes toward those living with dementia [19,21-49]....
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...These concerns are primarily directed towards skill-based degree programmes, where direct contact, immediate feedback and tactile practice are the preferred method to ensure mastery (Mgutshini, 2013)....
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...Therefore, online educators recognise positive factors and the overall benefits within the virtual classroom: remote accessibility, relevance to technology improvements, reduced expenses to those of a traditional classroom and an increase in student learning (Mgutshini, 2013)....
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...Mgutshini (2013) conducted a research study with a group of undergraduate nursing students within two groups: campus-based and online....
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...At the conclusion of the study, results demonstrated that the online class produced a higher average (87% compared to the 81% of the campus-based class) and ‘reported spending 24% more time on course-related study’ (Mgutshini, 2013, p. 4)....
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...Based on the results of the current research, it can be concluded that online students perform modestly better or equal to their traditional student counterparts (Allen & Seaman, 2010; Brown, 2012; Means et al, 2010; Mgutshini, 2013; Redpath, 2012)....
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...When student satisfaction with online education was compared to traditional education, it was found that students were just as satisfied or more satisfied with online education (Enockson, 1997; Johanson, 1996; Mgutshini, 2013; Reeves & Osho, 2010)....
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...This consideration leads to Moores (1973) theory of the autonomous learner, which states that, the greater the distance between teacher and learner the greater the responsibility of the learner....
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...Mgutshini (2013) looked at students experiences online and on-campus using a qualitative comparative cross-sectional study....
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...Student satisfaction When student satisfaction with online education was compared to traditional education, it was found that students were just as satisfied or more satisfied with online education (Enockson, 1997; Johanson, 1996; Mgutshini, 2013; Reeves & Osho, 2010)....
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...…community college students who take online classes and struggle both academically and socially are at greater risk than other college students of not completing their programs of study (Boling et al., 2012; Glazer & Wanstreet, 2011; Marken & Dickinson, 2013; Mgutshini, 2013; Russo-Gleicher, 2013)....
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...…college students, and especially community college students who take online classes and struggle academically and socially, are at great risk of not completing their programs of study (Boling et al., 2012; Glazer & Wanstreet, 2011; Marken & Dickinson, 2013; Mgutshini, 2013; Russo-Gleicher, 2013)....
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...…college students, and especially community college students, who take online classes and struggle academically and socially are at great risk of not completing their programs of study (Boling et al., 2012; Glazer & Wanstreet, 2011; Marken & Dickinson, 2013; Mgutshini, 2013; Russo-Gleicher, 2013)....
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...Krippendorf’s content analysis (Polit & Beck 2008) and thematic analysis were used to analyse the data from the questionnaires....
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...This assertion suggests that particular web-based strategies, such as student-led discussion boards, enable functioning at the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives (1956) by encouraging students to make their repertoire of knowledge representations known in active debate....
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...Importantly, the choice given to students within the online alternatives with regard to the pace of learning aligns itself well with the wider goals of adult education: giving the student greater control over their learning environment (Knowles 1990)....
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