ERIC Number: EJ1354034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-2323
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3356
Improving Learning Outcomes through Choice-Based Course Delivery: The Choice Model
Drea, John
Journal of Education for Business, v97 n5 p335-342 2022
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and administrators have been called to engage in pilot studies of new educational delivery models. A pilot study was conducted during the Fall 2020 semester at a midwestern liberal arts college involving 49 undergraduate students using a new alternative course delivery format called the "Choice Model." The Choice Model featured courses taught simultaneously in-person and broadcast in Zoom. A key feature was that each student could choose each day the mode they would attend (in-person or Zoom), and both modes) used in-class quizzes through a learning platform to keep students engaged. The results of the Choice Model included a 7.17-point increase in performance on the final exam from Marketing students, class attendance of 92.2% during a pandemic, and students reported increased engagement during class sessions. While students expressed a strong preference for the Choice Model over alternative course delivery models (in-person only, Zoom-only, a 50-50 model), a limitation found the Choice Model was that some students made suboptimal choices for their own learning outcomes.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Improvement, Models, College Students, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, In Person Learning, Selection, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Marketing, COVID-19, Pandemics, Attendance
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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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