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Publication Date: 2005-Nov
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System Dynamics in Distance Education and a Call to Develop a Standard Model
Shaffer, Steven C.
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v6 n3 Nov 2005
This paper describes systems dynamics, reviews the literature of uses of systems concepts in distance education (DE), presents a preliminary model, and ends in a call to researchers to contribute to the building of a standard model of DE. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Systems Approach, Models, Researchers, Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Negative Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement, Simulation, Experiments, Information Technology, Social Systems
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