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Instructional Media Design

2014

Distance education

Liberty University

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Learning Styles, Subject Matter, And Effectiveness In Undergraduate Distance Education, Darren Wu Mar 2014

Learning Styles, Subject Matter, And Effectiveness In Undergraduate Distance Education, Darren Wu

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Are potential relationships among students' learning styles and effectiveness in online education moderated by subject matter for undergraduate students at a private higher education institution? This causal relationship correlational study evaluated the effects of subject matter as a moderating variable between students learning styles and effectiveness of distance education (DE). Students in online English courses and online math courses at a private university located in the southeastern United States completed the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) instrument and an end of course satisfaction survey. Tests for homogeneity determined that the two comparison groups (English and math) were comparable since only …