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The Impact of Contact Sessions and Discussion Forums on the Academic Performance of Open Distance Learning Students
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Olivier, Benjamin Hugh – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This study investigated the impact of face-to-face contact sessions and online discussion forums on the academic performance of students at an Open Distance Learning (ODL) university (N = 1,015). t-Tests for independent samples indicated that students who attended a written assignment preparation contact session performed significantly better in…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Attendance, Academic Achievement
Supervision on Social Media: Use and Perception of Facebook as a Research Education Tool in Disadvantaged Areas
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Pimmer, Christoph; Chipps, Jennifer; Brysiewicz, Petra; Walters, Fiona; Linxen, Sebastian; Gröhbiel, Urs – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This exploratory study investigates how a typically disadvantaged user group of older, female learners from rural, low-tech settings used and perceived a Facebook group as a research supervision and distance learning tool over time. The within-stage mixed-model research was carried out in a module of a part-time, advanced midwifery education…
Descriptors: Supervision, Social Media, Disadvantaged, Research Tools