Evaluation by Electronic Mail

For 3 years, the Diagnostic and Evaluative Procedures course of an education college was offered by electronic mail as well as by a more traditional "chalk and talk" approach, enabling a comparison of the two approaches. In the electronic setting, papers were submitted and questions asked and answered electronically. In the traditional class, students were expected to attend and listen to prepared lectures or participate in class discussions or activities. For this evaluation , there were 78 participants in the electronic classes and 65 in the traditional classes. Both groups were pretested and posttested to assess knowledge of course content. No significant differences in knowledge gain were found between the classes, suggesting that it is possible to conduct the class electronically without loss of academic performance. Attachments include the description of the course, an evaluation survey, and analysis of co-variance results. (Contains 26 references.) (Author/SLD) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY f \eotqe.r:i TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Evaluation by Electronic Mail Robert L. Kennedy rlkennedy@ualr.edu W. Newton Suter Melanie K. Perry U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. Department of Educational Leadership University of Arkansas, Little Rock 2801 S. University, Little Rock AR 72204-1099 Mid-South Educational Research Association Annual Meeting November 13, 1997 Adam's Mark Memphis Memphis, Tennessee