Adult Learner Motivations and Electronic Distance Education.

Wilkes, C. Wynn; Burnham, Byron R.

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ERIC Number: EJ430246

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Publication Date: 1991

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Adult Learner Motivations and Electronic Distance Education.

Wilkes, C. Wynn; Burnham, Byron R.

American Journal of Distance Education, v5 n1 p43-50 1991

Discussion of learner motivations and learner satisfaction in distance education courses using electronic media focuses on a study at Utah State University that compared students using an audio/graphic system with students taught by traditional methods. The use of the Educational Participation Scale (EPS) and the Learning Environment Inventory (LEI) to measure the subjects' motivational orientations is explained. (14 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Audiovisual Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Correlation, Demography, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Intermode Differences, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning Environment Inventory

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