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ERIC Number: EJ1271840
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2472-5749
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Blended Learning in STEM and Non-STEM Courses: How Do Student Performance and Perceptions Compare?
Owston, Ron; York, Dennis N.; Malhotra, Taru; Sitthiworachart, Jirarat
Online Learning, v24 n3 p203-221 Sep 2020
Examined in this study is the question of whether students in STEM courses perform better and have more positive perceptions than students in non-STEM courses, when both are offered in the blended format. As part of a blended learning initiative, 6 STEM and 8 non-STEM university courses were redesigned using the blended format. Students (n=318) were surveyed on perceptions of their blended experience and courses grades were compared. Results indicated that STEM students performed significantly higher than non-STEM students; however, STEM students did not perceive their courses as positively as non-STEM students. The conclusion was that focusing blended learning course redesign in STEM fields in higher education may be advantageous, although more research is needed to confirm the findings and to investigate why student perceptions were relatively low for STEM students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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