%0 Journal Article
%T Does distance e-learning work? A comparison between distance and face-to-face learners using e-learning materials
%A Sara de Freitas
%A Gerald P. Roberts
%J Research in Learning Technology
%D 2003
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/rlt.v11i3.11286
%X This study compares continual assessment data, intake numbers, retention numbers and final examination grades of a mixed cohort of face-to-face and distance learners against similar data from previous years where e-learning materials were not used in order to test whether e-learning materials can support the same quality and quantity of teaching and learning for both face-to-face and distance learners. The results for this cohort of learners demonstrate that: (i) distance e-learners score as well and sometimes better than face-to-face learners; (ii) face-to-face student numbers have increased; (iii) overall, student retention and student attendance have been maintained; (iv) final examination results have been maintained or in some cases improved; (v) lecturer workload was high, but not unmanageable, and it is clear how manageability can be improved.
%U http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/11286