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Monday, July 20, 2009
ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement - Meris Stansbury, eSchool News
Meta-study concludes students can benefit greatly from online learning -- and blended learning environments appear most effective. A new analysis of existing online-learning research by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reveals that students who took all or part of their class on line performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction. Most of the studies examined by researchers dealt with college-level courses, and ED officials cautioned against generalizing the report's findings to the K-12 level. Still, the report could help educators as they seek to create effective learning environments for all students.
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