Study finds multitasking increases in online courses compared to face-to-face
Kent State University Professor Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., remembers the incident well.
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Distinguishing between students who guess and those who know
Measuring the knowledge of students in online courses poses a number of challenges. Researchers from the Higher School of Economics and the University of Leuven made improvements to the model for assessing academic achievements ...
Education
Dec 28, 2018
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Don't assume online students are more likely to cheat. The evidence is murky
More university students are choosing to study online rather than face-to-face, prompting concerns about academic integrity.
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2018
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Changing students' attitudes to mathematics improves test scores
A free 'massive, open, online course' (MOOC) designed to change students' attitudes towards mathematics makes them more engaged in class—leading to significantly higher test scores. Published in open-access journal Frontiers ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2018
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ASU Online science course brings to life a new way of teaching
Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration recently released new research on its flagship Smart Course, Habitable Worlds, published in the peer-reviewed journal, Astrobiology. The study found that its ...
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2018
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Is online college for you? Answer five questions to find out
Amelia Roberts, a nurse in Washington, D.C., knew she needed to return to college for a bachelor's degree if she wanted to win a care coordinator position at her hospital. But attending college on a campus wasn't a practical ...
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Dec 26, 2017
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Online learning punishes minority students, but video chats can help
Online learning is expanding in Canada at a rate of about 8.75 per cent every year. This shift to online environments has redefined the format of education. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), for example, have become wildly ...
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2017
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Researchers develop course for online blended learning
Across the country, classrooms are making the transition to blended learning models. Typically, students work together, with devices, with a teacher and seek information from a number of educational resources. Recently, researchers ...
Social Sciences
May 2, 2017
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Brief interventions help online learners persist with coursework, research finds
Millions of people have taken free massive open online courses, or MOOCs, which have been touted as democratizing access to educational opportunities around the world. But whether learners are likely to succeed in a MOOC ...
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2017
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Millions of adults in the UK unhappy in current job but don't do anything about it
New research has today (January 5) revealed that, despite millions of adults claiming to be unhappy in their job, very few actually take steps to make a change.
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2017
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