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Differences In Student Performance In Online Versus Traditional Quantitative Courses

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  • David P. Stevens
  • Zhiwei Zhu

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Online course enrollments have grown tremendously in recent years, but little research has examined the difference in student performance between traditional courses and their online counterparts. This research explores factors affecting student performance in online courses, compared to what they would likely have experienced in an equivalent traditional course. The results of the analysis of two sets of quantitative courses (undergraduate business statistics and operations management) indicates that grades are significantly lower (by about half a letter grade) for a student in an online course compared to a similar student in the same course taught by the same instructor with a traditional format. These results support the authors’ contention that online delivery is not suitable for all courses. Student learning style, as measured by the Felder-Solomon Index of Learning Styles, was not a statistically significant factor influencing student academic performance

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  • David P. Stevens & Zhiwei Zhu, 2015. "Differences In Student Performance In Online Versus Traditional Quantitative Courses," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 7(2), pages 31-39.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:7:y:2015:i:2:p:31-39
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    1. Cassandra DiRienzo & Gregory Lilly, 2014. "Online Versus Face-To-Face: Does Delivery Method Matter For Undergraduate Business School Learning?," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 6(1), pages 1-11.
    2. DeShea Simon & Kanata Jackson & Karen Maxwell, 2013. "Traditional Versus Online Instruction: Faculty Resources Impact Strategies For Course Delivery," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 5(1), pages 107-116.
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    Keywords

    Felder-Solomon ILS; Pedagogy; Online Success; Business Students;
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    JEL classification:

    • A2 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General

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