In the frantic days leading to the first day of classes, I missed a New York Times article about a recent report commissioned by the Department of Education that found, “on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”
The report is a meta-analysis of 99 research studies conducted between 1996 and 2008. Unlike previous studies that found no significant differences between online and face-to-face instruction, the current report concluded that students in the online environment would rank in the 59th percentile in tested performance, while students in the traditional classroom would rank in the 50th percentile – a statistically significant difference.
To see the full 93-page report, visit Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Education: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies. The article from the New York Times can be accessed here.
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