Sultan Qaboos University College of Education

ILT Department

Studies in Distance Education &

Face To Face Education

Author: J. Barroso1, L. Gómez Cabranes2 Year: 2009Title: Face to face learning methodologies vs Distance learning methodologies

The target event: International Conference on Multimedia and ICT in Education.Country:

Portugal

Study one:

Study case: focused on the adult education and the use of ICT as learning

tools. The study is supported by the Grounded Theory approach and it uses

Atlas/ti software to help organize and analyse the 22 semi-structured

interviews that were applied online concerning the different available

learning methodologies. The study relies on the answers of the participants

that were involved in learning processes, using different kinds of

learning methodologies organized by a long life education centre for the past

two years. Study one:

Result: There is still some resistance to the new learning methods

Based on ICT. The need for human contact and face to face teaching are

indicated as being the mainDisadvantages of distance learning.

Face to face learning methods continue to be preferred by those who are

searching not only for new knowledge, but also new friendships and direct

contact with the teacher/tutor.

Study one:

Comment: We have found out that face to face is

preferred in the Educational Process and the author mentioned relative

reasons about the majority of preference of face to face more than

DE .

Study one:

Study Two:

Author: John T. E. and Jelfs, Anne  Year: 2007 Title: Face-to-face versus online tutoring support in distance education  The target Institution: The Open University, UK  Country: United Kingdom

Study Two:

Study case: The course chosen for study was U213, ‘International

development: challenges for a world in transition’. This is a multidisciplinary

course at an intermediate undergraduate level, and runs from February to October. It is worth 60 credit accumulation transfer (CAT)

points in the UK, and hence equates to 50% of one year’s full-time study. It is

assessed by six tutor-marked assignments and an unseen final

examinationtaken at a regional assessment centre.

Study Two:

Result: students who received online

tuition produced poorer ratings of the

quality of tutorial support on the CEQ

and the AEF. The data suggested that

tutoring was viewed not only as an

academic activity but also as a pastoral

responsibility that developed and

supported students during their course.

Study Two:

Comment: All in all, the author

supports the process of DE more

than face to face and he justified his

view by convenient evidences.

Study three:

Authors: Connie Schardt & Julie Garrison

  

Year: 2000 

Title: Continuing Education and Knowledge Retention: A

Comparison of Online and Face-to-Face Deliveries

  

The target Institutions: Seventy-two librarians in USA.

  

Country: USA

Study three:

Study case: Seventy-two practicing librarians, self-selected to participate in either the distance education eight week course or the eight hour face-to-face class. Using a modified version of the Fresno Test of Competence in Evidence-Based Medicine, the authors compared student pre-class, post-class, and six-month post-class assessment scores to assess subject knowledge retention, evaluate student learning, and determine the efficacy of the course delivery methods. 

Study three:

Result: When comparing the scores of only those who completed all assessments, the DE students averaged over 10 points higher than the CE group in each test. Based on the raw numbers, it appeared that students in the DE group came into the classroom with a greater knowledge of the subject and retained more knowledge six months after the course had ended. However, after analyzing the data from all participants, the study showed that the differences between the distance education group and face-to-face group were not statistically significant. 

Study three:

Comment:In our view, the study

introduces realistic justifications to prove that

Distance Education has equal effectiveness and effeciency

with face to face.