The Effects of Course Delivery Modality on Student Satisfaction And Retention And Gpa In On-Site Vs. Hybrid Courses

Authors : Avi CARMEL, Stuart S GOLD

Pages : 127-135

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Publication Date : 2007-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research project examines the relationship between modality of course delivery and the level of student GPA, satisfaction and retention achieved for students attending either traditional On-site or Hybrid insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(partial Online and partial On-site); delivery modality university courses. The research project incorporates data from 110 courses and 164 students. The results, indicate that there is not a statistically significant difference, between the levels of student satisfaction, student retention or grade point average between students taking classes in the traditional on-site modality vs. those attending class via the hybrid modality.
Keywords : Hybrid Courses, Distance Learning, Online Courses