The paper considers the problem of adolescent and young students' personalities' development in the conditions of face-to-face and distance school learning. The scientific novelty of the study is the proposed classification of pedagogical technologies according to the degree of their novelty:...

Teaching technology effects on student learning in a large lecture introductory statistics course were tested. Findings show in-class personal response systems and on-line homework/quizzes significantly improve student exam scores. We infer proven small class techniques, participating in class...

The article represents a major dissemination process of the TEMPUS Project which was developed to deliver foreign language education and training for special purposes at technical universities on the Volga region of Russia. The key Universities were the technical Universities in Saratov, Samara...

This study aims to attain the following objectives: determine the impact of Blended Language Learning System in the academic performance of the pupils, distinguish factors that affect the usage of Blended Language Learning System implementation, identify its advantages and disadvantages and know...

This paper assesses quantitatively the impact on student performance of a blended learning experiment within a large undergraduate first‐year course in statistics for business and economics students. We employ a difference‐in‐differences method, which controls for differences in student...

A pilot program at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo explores the potential for Planetizen Courses, an online video course platform, to enrich and extend curriculum through a hybrid classroom learning environment. Based on an implementation in two courses, results show increased command of, and comfort...

This study investigates factors that promote substantive posts and higher order critical thinking in online discussion. The authors compared weekly discussion threads from two online Principles of Macroeconomics courses taught in 2008 and 2011. The 2008 class was considered a low-structure class...

With the increase in online class offerings, one has to ask 'Are online classes as good as traditional class'? That is, are the learning outcomes similar in online courses as compared to traditional courses? The current study compares the learning outcomes of three sections of a single course at...