Search results for author:"Michael Barbour"
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U.S. Virtual School Trial Period and Course Completion Policy Study
Abigail Hawkins; Michael K. Barbour
American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 24, No. 1 (2010) pp. 5–20
Variation in policies virtual schools use to calculate course completion and retention rates impacts the comparability of these quality metrics. This study surveyed 159 U.S. virtual schools examining the variability in trial period and course...
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“Everybody is their own island”: Teacher disconnection in a virtual school
Abigail Hawkins; Michael Barbour; Charles Graham
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr 02, 2012) pp. 124–144
Virtual schooling is a recent phenomenon in K-12 online learning. As such, the roles of the online teachers are emerging and differ from those of the traditional classroom teacher. Using qualitative interviews of eight virtual high school teachers,...
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"Everybody Is Their Own Island": Teacher Disconnection in a Virtual School
Abigail Hawkins; Charles R. Graham; Michael K. Barbour
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr 02, 2012) pp. 123–144
Virtual schooling is a recent phenomenon in K-12 online learning. As such, the roles of the online teachers are emerging and differ from those of the traditional classroom teacher. Using qualitative interviews of eight virtual high school teachers,...
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Strictly Business: Teacher Perceptions of Interaction in Virtual Schooling
Abigail Hawkins; Michael K. Barbour; Charles R. Graham
The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance Vol. 25, No. 2 (2011)
This study explored the nature of teacher-student interaction from the perspective of eight virtual school teachers in an asynchronous, self-paced, statewide, supplemental virtual high school. Teacher interviews revealed the majority of interactions ...
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“Everybody is their own island”: Teacher disconnection in a virtual school
Abigail Hawkins; Michael K. Barbour; Charles R. Graham
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1524–1528
Virtual schooling is a recent phenomenon in K-12 online learning. As such, the roles of the online teachers are emerging and differ from those of the traditional classroom teacher. Using qualitative interviews of eight virtual high school teachers,...
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Academic Performance, Course Completion Rates, and Student Perception of the Quality and Frequency of Interaction in a Virtual High School
Abigail Hawkins; Charles R. Graham; Richard R. Sudweeks; Michael K. Barbour
Distance Education Vol. 34, No. 1 (2013) pp. 64–83
This study examined the relationship between students' perceptions of teacher-student interaction and academic performance at an asynchronous, self-paced, statewide virtual high school. Academic performance was measured by grade awarded and course...