Gina Cicco

Achievement, Attitude, and Learning Style in Online Courses

Is the Virtual Classroom for Everyone?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This monograph discusses a study conducted with a
sample of graduate education students enrolled in
online and in-class courses. The study examines the
differences in achievement among students enrolled
in similar courses, delivered through competing
instructional modalities: online and in-class. These
students' attitudes toward computer-based learning
and their learning-style preferences were examined
to note existing relationships among the variables
as they relate to overall performance in respective
courses. Significant findings revealed that certain
learning-style preferences correspond to greater
satisfaction and improved performance in online
courses, which provides some explanation as to why
individuals may be more successful than others in
online courses. The study provides implications for
improved practice in customizing online and in-class
courses to meet students' needs. It is also noted
that these findings, when applied, may help to raise
student awareness of their own learning styles,
increase retention at various levels of higher-
education, and enhance the delivery of advisement
based on learning-style assessment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 180g
• ISBN-13: 9783639153224
• ISBN-10: 3639153227
• Artikelnr.: 26408555

Autorenporträt

Dr. Gina Cicco is a professor of Education at Hostos Community
College of The City University of New York. She earned her
doctorate at St. John's University. Dr. Cicco also teaches
graduate courses at St. John's University and mentors doctoral
students at Western Connecticut State University. She conducts
research and presents frequently.