Author : Brandé Nicóle Flamez
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (932 download)
Book Synopsis Comparison of Online and Traditional Graduate Counseling Courses by : Brandé Nicóle Flamez
Download or read book Comparison of Online and Traditional Graduate Counseling Courses written by Brandé Nicóle Flamez and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine learning style, instructional preferences, and educational climate of online verses traditional, face-to-face instruction. Subjects included 64 masters level students enrolled in a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Counselor Education Program. Thirty students selected the online course experience, while thirty-four chose the face-to-face method of instruction. Learning styles were measured at the beginning of courses by the Grasha-Reichmann Student Learning Style Scales (GRSLSS). At the end of the semester courses the educational environment was measured by the Dundee Ready Education Environment Questionnaire (DREEM). Findings produced no statistically significant differences between learning styles of students enrolled in the face-to-face courses and online courses. Based on these findings, the researcher concluded that method of instruction and specific learning styles were independent of each other. The effect of method of instruction on students' perception of learning and students' perception of teachers as measured by the DREEM were statistically significant, favoring the online method of instruction. The effect size was "medium" for students' perception of learning and "large" for students' perception of teachers. There were no statistically significant differences on remaining DREEM subscale scores of academic self-perceptions, students' perception of atmosphere, and students' social selfperceptions. The intervention effect on the DREEM total score was statistically significant, favoring the online method of instruction.