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Teaching styles of community college instructors

This study examined the teaching styles of online instructors at Florida’s 28 community colleges in an effort to de... Show more
This study examined the teaching styles of online instructors at Florida’s 28 community colleges in an effort to determine if the instructors had adopted the learner-centred model touted in the literature. The Principles of Adult Learning Scale was the primary instrument used to collect data from 292 online instructors. The study revealed that nearly half of the participants (n = 135) scored in the middle range, with 84% (n = 244) of the participants’ scores falling into the teacher-centred range. Although online distance education does have the potential to transition education from a teacher-centred orientation to a more student-centred orientation, continued efforts are needed to accomplish this shift.
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Authors: Barrett, Karinda R.; Bower, Beverly L.; Donovan, Nancy C.

Date: 2007

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Article

Journal title: American journal of distance education

Subjects: Higher education; Technology; Governance ... [+] Show more