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Online vs. On campus classes

1. Author: David P. Diaz & Ryan B. Cartnal

Title: Students Learning Styles in Two Classes: Online Distance
Learning and Equivalent On-Campus
Url:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/87567559909595802?
journalCode=vcol20
Year Published: 2010
2. Author: Willging, Pedro A.; Johnson, Scott D.
Title: Factors that Influence Students Decision to Dropout of Online
Courses
Url: http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ862360
Year Published: 2009
3. Author: Thomas A. DeVaney
Title: Anxiety and Attitude of Graduate Students in On-Campus vs.
Online Statistics Courses
Url: http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v18n1/devaney.pdf
Year Published: 2010
Summary of Article #1 (Students Learning Styles in Two Classes:
Online Distance Learning and Equivalent On-Campus):
The article starts off by saying that the idea that people learn
differently is venerable and probably had its origin with the ancient
Greeks. This article goes in to more detail about students preferences
for certain methods of learning. Grasha defined learning styles as
personal qualities that influence a students ability to acquire
information, to interact with peers and the teacher, and otherwise to
participate in learning experiences. Blackmore suggested that one of
the first things we teachers can do to aid the learning process is simply
to be aware that there are diverse learning styles in the student
population. Blackmore then states, There are probably as many ways
to teach as there are to learn. Perhaps the most important thing is to
be aware that people do not all see the world in the same way. They
may have different preferences than you for how, when, where and
how often to learn. [online].
Although many are aware that different learning styles exist, the
application of this knowledge is often inconsequential. Some faculty
use a wide variety of teaching activities. This method may not be the

most effective way to address student-learning preferences, as stated

in the article. Many teachers think that the same teaching methods
that work in their traditional classes will also work in distance learning.
Faculty often assume that teaching styles, and accompanying
classroom processes, are like a master key and are appropriate for
any setting. There is not much research on learning styles and distance
education.
One of the most popular learning style inventories is the Kolb
Learning Style Inventory. This measures student learning style
preferences in two bipolar dimensions. Learners develop a preference
for either concrete experiences when learning or a preference for
engaging in abstract or conceptual analyses when acquiring skills and
knowledge. James and Gardner described Kolbs LSI as a cognitive
learning style mode. Dille and Mezack used Kolbs LSI to identify
predictors of high risk among community college telecourse students.
Successful students had lower scores on the preferences for concrete
experiences than did the unsuccessful students. A more abstract
approach favored success in the telecourse.