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Williams, L. Susan – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2017
Historically, distance education was designed to connect with people for whom educational experience was otherwise unavailable. While origins of distance education date back to the 19th century, it was around the mid- 1980s that it became well-established in the United States ( Matthews, 1999). Reports note continually steady growth in distance…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Emotional Experience, Online Courses
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Vernon, David T. A.; Blake, Robert L. – Academic Medicine, 1993
A study evaluated 35 research projects from 1970-92 comparing problem-based learning in medical and nursing education with more traditional methods of instruction. It was found that results generally supported the superiority of the problem-based learning approach for both affective outcomes and academic performance. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Objectives, Classroom Techniques, College Outcomes Assessment