Volume 3
Volume 3, Number 20 |
August 3, 2005 |
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Gary Ury
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Abstract: As online instruction has become more prevalent at the college and university level, researchers have attempted to measure the success of these programs through a variety of methodologies, instruments, and sample sizes. A need for continued exploration and study to assure quality instruction has existed as technologies and pedagogies change. The purpose of this study was to compare course performance over time between online and traditional classroom students enrolled in a required management information systems course included in the business school's common professional component and an elementary programming course taught by the Computer Science Department. In both courses, the online delivery method was found to be effective, but performance, as measured by final course grades, showed a significantly lower mean score than students enrolled in traditional sections of the course.
Keywords: online student performance, online instruction, online teaching, grade comparisons
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Recommended Citation: Ury (2005). A Longitudinal Study Comparing Undergraduate Student Performance in Traditional Courses to the Performance in Online Course Delivery. Information Systems Education Journal, 3 (20). http://isedj.org/3/20/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2004: §3222. ISSN: 1542-7382.)