Share Paper: The Impact of Delivery Method on Student Achievement for Computer Application Instruction

1. Martha Brock, Mississippi University for Women, United States
2. Linda Cornelious, Mississippi State University, United States

Abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to determine if various types of distance education formats would be suitable for conducting a training course for a computer application. The study sought to determine if a face-to-face format, interactive video format, minimally interactive online format or highly interactive and multimedia rich online format produced similar results in student performance in a training course for a computer application. This study consisted of 97 employees of the Mississippi State University Extension Service enrolled in an Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007 course offered by the Computer Application Services Department of the Mississippi State University ...