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Thursday, October 18, 2007
National Survey Indicates High School Students Preference for Online Learning to Expand Educational Choices - Marketwire
National School Boards Association Annual T+L conference -- Blackboard Inc. and Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit group, today announce the release of Learning in the 21st Century: A National Report of Online Learning. The report underscores the importance and value which online learning plays in increasing student and teacher achievement. Key findings from the report include: -- 47 percent of surveyed students in grades 9-12 and 32 percent of students in grades 6-8 would pursue online learning to secure courses not offered at school; -- One in five student respondents in grades 6-12 have taken an online or distance learning course at school or on their own, and one in three students selected online classes as a component of their ideal school; -- 77 percent of teachers believe that technology makes a difference in learning and 28 percent would like to see online courses offered as an alternative in their district; -- 42 percent of parents believe that online classes are a good investment to improve student achievement and to track their child's progress.
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