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Learning from Assessment: Effect of Changes in an Online Course in Agri-Sales on Students' Perceptions and Performance1
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NACTA Journal
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March 1, 2008
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- Wachenheim, Cheryl J
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Copyright informationCopyright North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Mar 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
Student satisfaction with, and performance in, a first-offer online agri-sales course was compared with that of students enrolled in a simultaneously-taught classroom course. Online and classroom students were equally satisfied with the course and the instructor using most measures, and student overall performance did not differ. However, online students tended to do better on exams while classroom students demonstrated a greater ability to apply course concepts to a practical setting. Changes were made in the online course to improve student understanding of and ability to apply course concepts. Specifically, online student exams were no longer open-note / open-book and were ...
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