Poly Sci October14 2008

An Online Course Design Introduction to Economic Analysis Steven C. Myers [email_address] Department of Economics - The University of Akron Presented to the Department of Political Science October 14, 2008 Online at http://gozips.uakron.edu/~myers/online And http://learnecon.blogspot.com

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Origin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Its not the same ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Design of the online course ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Course Design ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Pre-class and Module 1: Preparing Students to Learn ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Content Modules 2-15 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2 Research & Writing Assignments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Introductions & Content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Graded Assessment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Role of Module Evaluation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Module Evaluation A Classroom Assessment Technique from Angelo and Cross (1993); tested by Chizmar and Ostrosky (1998) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Student Comments / online ,[object Object]

Do On-Line Students in a Mastery Based Principles Course Analyze, Synthesize And Evaluate Better Than Face-To-Face Students? (Myers and Nelson) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Comparison ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Student Characteristics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The online course design has influenced student success ,[object Object],‘ Grade’ on final examination status Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 WD and Inc ignored 86% 14% 0% 0% Face-to-face Course 83% 17% 0% 0% Online Course F C/D B A 13% 61% 16% 2% Face-to-face Course 18% 36% 40% 5% Online Course F C/D B A

The online course design has influenced student success ,[object Object],MC Learning Assessment Breakdown / Online 2-15 Total 9-15 Macro 2-8 Micro Modules 69% 19% 51% 31% 894 71% 26% 45% 29% 331 68% 15% 54% 32% 563 %C&A Analytical Conceptual Recognition Total 10% 40% 37% 8% Face-to-face Course 10% 0% 39% 33% Online Course F C/D B A

Research design Student’s success =f( student’s initial endowments , awareness of the economy, attitudes about economics, course modality, student characteristics) Pre-test scores total on recall and recognition on simple application problems on complex problems GPA Previous attempt of course

Research design Student’s success =f( student’s initial endowments, awareness of the economy , attitudes about economics, course modality, student characteristics) Survey of economic facts 20 questions…on trends and facts in the economy. 2 questions: How does the student collect business and economic news. How many hours per week does the student spend collecting news

Research design Student’s success =f( student’s initial endowments, awareness of the economy, attitudes about economics , course modality, student characteristics) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5=strongly agree 4=agree 3=indifferent/no opinion 2=disagree 1=strongly disagree

Research design Student’s success =f( student’s initial endowments, awareness of the economy, attitudes about economics, course modality, student characteristics ) Online or face-to-face Major Level, e.g., freshman Credits completed Age Gender Ethnicity

Dependent Variable: Student Success Outcome Measures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Springboard + software ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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