The Effects of "Live Online Course" on Students' Achievement at Distance Education

Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the effects of live online course on students' achivement at distance learning. 63 second-year Distance Computer Education & Instructional Technology students enrolled in this study. At the live online course, the instructor presented physics lessons. Midterm, final and make-up scores were examined after the LOC instruction. Students who are LOCFF (n=32), joined over 50% percent and they had significantly higher scores than students who are LOCFR (n=31), joined below 50% percent to the lessions. According to t-test results, LOCFF group more successfully than LOCFR group (p=.006*). (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of The Association of Science, Education and Technology