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A comparative study of student performance in traditional mode and online mode of learning
Author(s) -
Shen Qiping,
Chung Jacky K. H.,
Challis Di,
Cheung Ronnie C. T.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.20092
Subject(s) - mode (computer interface) , salient , mathematics education , key (lock) , computer science , face (sociological concept) , online learning , medical education , psychology , multimedia , sociology , artificial intelligence , medicine , human–computer interaction , social science , computer security
There has been interest for many decades in comparing the effectiveness of technology‐delivered instruction with traditional face‐to‐face teaching and measurable student outcomes have been an important indicator. Having pointed to salient aspects of the current academic environment and to some of the key literature in this area, this article analyses the performance of two groups of students studying in the traditional mode and the online mode in a masters program delivered by a Department of Computing at a university in Hong Kong. Over 2,000 students have participated in the study between 2000 and 2004. This article includes a comparison of the results between different delivery modes of study each year as well as between different classes over the 4‐year period. Although traditional mode students have achieved a slightly better performance in examinations in comparison with online mode students, the article concludes that there are no significant differences in overall performance between the students. With the impact of technologies on higher education and the demands of a complex and rapidly changing society in the 21st century, this Hong Kong study contributes to the literature that finds mode of study is not a key determinant of success. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 15: 30–40, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.20092