Abstract:

This presentation will provide data analyses from introductory statistics classes taught using three different teaching/learning approaches. All courses were taught by the same instructor, using the same book and assignments. Two courses were traditional classroom courses taught once a week, for 4 hours, over a 15 week semester. Four additional courses were taught completely online, using Desire to Learn (D2L), also over a 15 week semester, and in two other classes, students had access to the online class, but also met with the instructor on alternate weeks. This paper will compare student performance by comparing exam scores for students from the three groups.

Because Metropolitan State University serves a diverse student population, ranging in ages from 18 to over 70 (with an average of 30), we can also examine the data to look for relationships between the three learning approaches and age. Also, since many students complete a diagnostic mathematics test prior to admission to the university, we can examine any relationships between their mathematics competence and performance in the courses.

Keywords:

internet learning, statistics.