Student Success in Face-To-Face and Distance Teleclass Environments: A matter of contact?

dc.creator	Teddi S. Deka
dc.creator	Patrick McMurry
dc.date	2006-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:47:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:47:22Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a583cf56d1564b04b5402eb10f2d4729
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23643
dc.description	Learning from a distance continues to gain popularity. An influx of traditional, and even on-campus students attest to its flexibility, but are they equipped to succeed in a low-contact distance environment versus a face-to-face, on-campus environment? This research explored whether several variables including background, preparedness and self-perceptions assessed within the first week of class contributed differently to the success of students completing one-way distance teleclasses (n = 35) versus students completing the same classes in face-to-face, on-campus environments (n = 64). The distance students were less successful than face-to-face students when exam grades were examined (A, B, C versus D, F, drop). For distance learners, higher reading comprehension and scholastic competence were indicative of exam grade success. Student-initiated contact with the instructor was marginally related to distance student success. For face-to-face learners, reading comprehension, reading rate and lower athletic competence was indicative of exam grade success. Suggestions to help students decide whether distance learning is right for them and ways to support distance learners in low-contact environments are discussed.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/251/468
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2006)
dc.subject	Distance
dc.subject	success
dc.subject	retention
dc.subject	self-efficacy
dc.subject	self-esteem
dc.subject	contact
dc.subject	comprehension
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Student Success in Face-To-Face and Distance Teleclass Environments: A matter of contact?
dc.type	article