کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10312091 618092 2005 19 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Comparing grades in online and face-to-face writing courses: Interpersonal accountability and institutional commitment
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر زبان و زبان شناسی
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Comparing grades in online and face-to-face writing courses: Interpersonal accountability and institutional commitment
چکیده انگلیسی
In spite of benefits surrounding distance education programs, many online writing courses suffer from low student completion rates. Student retention has been identified as a concern in a number of studies of online education. We extend this discussion by examining the relationship of assessment of student work to retention, and comparing the grades students receive in online and face-to-face undergraduate writing courses. Our data point to what we call the “thrive or dive” phenomenon for student performance in online writing courses, which describes the disproportionately high percentage of students who fail or do not complete online courses compared to conventional, face-to-face courses. We extend this discussion on challenges related to student retention and propose instructional approaches for online learning that include the interpersonal accountability between teachers and students, as well as the institutional commitment necessary to ensure that students can succeed in online writing courses and programs.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Computers and Composition - Volume 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 471-489
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