Achievement and Satisfaction in Blended Learning Versus Traditional
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2009
Publication Title
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
DOI
10.20429/ijsotl.2009.030126
Abstract
Blended learning is a hybrid of classroom and on-line learning that includes some of the conveniences of on-line courses without the complete loss of face-to-face tact.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate student achievement and satisfaction with blended learning course delivery compared to a traditional face-to-face class format in a general health course. Method: Surveys were distributed to randomly selected classes during the fall 2007 semester: three blended and one traditional sections participated (n=251).
Results: Total satisfaction scores between blended (54.986) and traditional (49.788) classes were significantly different (p< 0.01). Achievement by students of blended and traditional sections brought mixed findings, yet blended students' overall grades were significantly higher (p=0.048).
Conclusion: Results indicated that a blended course delivery is preferred over a traditional lecture format, and promising data emerged to challenge teachers' traditional approach to teaching general health courses at the university level.
Recommended Citation
Melton, Bridget, Helen Bland, Joanne Chopak-Foss.
2009.
"Achievement and Satisfaction in Blended Learning Versus Traditional."
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 3 (1).
doi: 10.20429/ijsotl.2009.030126
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/hpmb-facpubs/49
