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Number of articles: 5

1. Implementing a CMC Tutor Group for an Existing Distance Education Course

   Martin Weller

   Describes a pilot study at the Open University of the United Kingdom that used a computer mediated communication (CMC) tutor group for a distance learning course. Highlights include the role of the... More

   pp. 178-83

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2. The Efficacy of a World-Wide Web Mediated Formative Assessment

   Tom Buchanan

   Describes two studies that evaluated the effectiveness of a World Wide Web-based formative assessment package used in undergraduate psychology courses. Students taking online multiple-choice tests ... More

   pp. 193-200

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3. Assessment and Multimedia Authoring - A Tool for Externalising Understanding

   A E. McFarlane, J M. Williams & M Bonnett

   Discusses multimedia authoring software that uses hypertext and reviews the ways in which use of this technology may support improvements in assessment. Describes research with sixth graders in... More

   pp. 201-12

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4. Computer Systems for Distributed and Distance Learning

   M Anderson & David Jackson

   Discussion of network-based learning focuses on a survey of computer systems for distributed and distance learning. Both Web-based systems and non-Web-based systems are reviewed in order to... More

   pp. 213-28

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5. The Evaluation of Online Courses

   Benigno & Guglielmo Trentin

   Discusses issues involved in the evaluation of online courses, focusing on the peculiarities that distinguish such evaluation from that of traditional distance education. Proposes a methodological ... More

   pp. 259-70

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