Abstract:
Institutions are currently seeking alternative ways to deliver a full-line of course material without acquiring additional staffing. Therefore, existing faculty are charged with creating alternative ways to deliver and/or offer course content to students. Hence, the purpose of this study was to determine if teaching an Introductory Animal Science course utilizing teleconferencing technology to a branch campus versus traditional blackboard lecture altered the performance on exams. In this study, identical course material and exams (n=3) were presented by one instructor. The two courses were taught independent of one another, but within the same semester. Over the semester period, students performed equally on each of the exams. However, and not surprising, students that were provided a "traditional" classroom environment versus those taking it at a distance, enjoyed the course much more as measured by evaluations and correspondence. In summary, students did perform equally as well on exams regardless of lecture format.
Keywords:
traditional classroom lectures, teleconferencing, animal science
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