Effectiveness of Distance

EducationDone by :: Shamsa Al-

Muqbali Noora Al-Tabai

No Significant Difference

It appeared that students learned more quickly in the distance learning, in a course of fixed length for three weeks, where there was much time to retraining and retesting students,There was  equal effectiveness between groups at the end . This analysis supports many reports that did before a period of time which distance learning group performed as well, if not better than, a resident control group.

Reference: (1998 - Wisher, R.A., & Priest, A.N.Cost-effectiveness of Audio Teletraining for the US Army National Guard The American Journal of Distance Education)

Significant Difference - Better Results with Technology

“Compared the results between online group and normal group in classroom. The online group typically achieved the highest GPA mean in each topic, and the highest cumulative GPA Average mean. The SD and Variance for this group indicate a consistent high quality learning of content. The online group is the most successful at cognitive learning as measured by the end of course examinations." 

Reference: 2000 - Redding, T. R.A Comparative Analysis of SDL Online Learning with Traditional Classroom Learning Open Learning Focus, March 2000

Our Point of View:

Our Point of View” There is significant differences between face to face and distance education . Technology is a tool that can do significant difference in the students achievement. Technology can solve some important problems that we can face in traditional education . The students participating in distance learning performed better than students in the conventional classroom ... With respect to homework, the distance students performed at a higher level.

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