Education Week: Research Shows Evolving Picture of E-Education - 0 views
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Research shows that virtual schooling can be as good as, or better than, classes taught in person in brick-and-mortar schools
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But that broad conclusion, which comes mainly from a couple of research syntheses published in 2001 and 2004, masks a lot of variation in the designs of online classes and in who takes them
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to figure out under what conditions, what scenarios, in what content areas, and with what students.”
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draw students at the extremes of the academic spectrum
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high-performing students tend to be younger,
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the best academic records in online classes tend to be in that high-ability group
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adaptive-intelligence technology
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“more a matter of learning style.”
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“Whether that’s 24-hour technical support, tutorial support, parental vigilance, or face-to-face site coordinators or mentors,”
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Probably the most important thought in the whole aritcle. Technology (as with anything) is useless on its own. Support needs to be there.
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“You pay attention to what’s going on,” she says, “and you respond to them as individuals.”
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But research has far to go to identify exactly what factors make an online course effective.
