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Research on Learners and Learning in Distance Education: A Review.

Peter S. Cookson
- 01 Jan 1989 - 
- Vol. 3, Iss: 2, pp 22-34
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This article is published in American Journal of Distance Education.The article was published on 1989-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 61 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Experiential learning & Learning sciences.

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Distance Learning: A Comparison Using Meta-Analysis

Mike Allen, +5 more
- 01 Sep 2004 - 
TL;DR: This article used meta-analysis to summarize the quantitative literature comparing the performance of students in distance education versus traditional classes and found that distance education course students slightly outperformed traditional students on exams and course grades.
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Barriers to distance education: A factor‐analytic study

Lin Muilenburg, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2001 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, exploratory factor analysis was performed to determine the underlying constructs that comprise barriers to distance education, including administrative structure, organizational change, technical expertise, social interaction and quality, faculty compensation and time, threat of technology, legal issues, evaluation/effectiveness, access and student support services.
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Characteristics of students who enroll and succeed in psychology Web-based classes.

Alvin Y. Wang, +1 more
- 01 Mar 2000 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the cognitive-motivational and demographic characteristics of students enrolled in three Web-based sections of Psychological Statistics with their counterparts in 3 conventional (face-to-face) sections of this course.
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Performance and perceptions of distance learners in cyberspace

Peter Navarro, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2000 - 
TL;DR: A study of several hundred undergraduate students taking an introductory economics course at the University of California suggests that cyberlearners learn as well as, or better than, traditional learners regardless of characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, academic background, computer skills, and academic aptitude and that they do so with a high degree of satisfaction.
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A Model for Sustainable Student Retention: A Holistic Perspective on the Student Dropout Problem with Special Attention to e-Learning

Zane L. Berge, +1 more
TL;DR: Berge and Haung as discussed by the authors propose a customizable model of student retention that takes into account personal, circumstantial, and institutional factors, as well as the interconnectedness of these factors.