Each of you please answer the following questions on the class wiki as indicated, although I want you to “talk/collaborate” with one another in the class as you answer these questions.

1.      What were the measures used in this study?

The research was to find out the effectiveness of online learning as compared to face to face instruction.

For the Spanish course, a multiple choice test on the oral and written comprehension of Spanish;

For the Algebra course, matched pre and post test scores on a researcher developed multiple choice test;

For the Maryland school districts, researcher designed multiple choice test and regression analysis;

For the science lab, matched pre and post test scores on a researcher developed assessment;

For the special education classrooms, pre and post tests of student writing

2.      How did the researchers define “better”?

3.      How did the researchers define “performance?

Both better and performance was not clearly defined.  The results of the tests indicated which method scored higher or "better" and by examining the scores of pre and post tests you can see if the "performance" had increased.