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Students` perceptions of study modes

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posted on 2024-06-17, 06:04 authored by P Hagel, R Shaw
This paper reports on a survey of how Australian undergraduate students perceive the benefits of broad study modes: face-to-face classes, web-based study, and print-based study. Two benefit types were identified through factor analysis: engagement and functionality. Respondents rated face-to-face classes highest on engagement and print-based study highest on functionality. However, they distinguished only marginally between the engagement and functionality benefits of print-based and web-based study. Two variables associated with differences in students' perceptions of study modes were attendance mode and student tenure. The findings raise questions about the learning and marketing rationales for offering web-based delivery of educational programmes at the expense of both the traditional face-to-face experience and the traditional “distance” experience in Australia using print materials.

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Journal

Distance education

Volume

27

Pagination

283-302

Location

Abingdon, England

ISSN

0158-7919

eISSN

1475-0198

Language

eng

Notes

Online Publication Date: 01 November 2006

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2006, Taylor & Francis

Issue

3

Publisher

Routledge

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