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Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
Analysis of a Distance-Education Program in Organic Chemistry
Martha J. Kurtz*
Department of Chemistry, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926

Brandt E. Holden
Zillah Senior High School, Zillah, WA 98953

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August 2001
Vol. 78 No. 8
p. 1122
Abstract
Distance education has become a very popular mode for providing education to students who would not otherwise be able to take classes. Although it has been used for lecture courses in chemistry, little is known about its relative effectiveness compared to on-site courses with regard to student performance. This study compared sections of organic chemistry in which distance education was the learning mode with sections that were taught on site. All sections were instructed in a team-teaching format. A local instructor taught the lab sections at all locations and lab reports were forwarded to the on-campus faculty via email. Surveys were prepared and administered to all sections of students for qualitative assessment. The surveys provided information on student attitudes toward distance learning as well as the corresponding lab section, team-teaching techniques, and course Web page. Exam and spatial ability scores were statistically analyzed to determine quantitative differences. The data revealed no statistically significant differences between the performance of the students learning by distance education and those in regular sections.
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*  Citation
 Kurtz , Martha J.; Holden, Brandt E. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1122.
*  Keywords
 Chemical Education Research; Distance Learning; Organic Chemistry; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
*  History
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Last Updated:		 July 10, 2001
August 31, 2005
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