This document contains summaries of two studies comparing traditional classroom instruction to distance/online learning. The first study found no significant differences in student performance, expectations, perceived learning, or willingness to take another course between traditional and distance students. The second study found that web-based instruction was more effective than classroom instruction, especially for longer courses that allowed students to practice material and receive feedback.

1. Done by:
Zakariya Alsiyabi
Jamal ALkindi

2. Comparing Student Learning
and Attitudes
 The results of the study indicated that the
traditional and distance students did not
different significantly in their in performance
on graded assignments, their expectations for
learning at the start of the course, their
perception of what they had learned at the end
of the course, and their willingness to take
another philosophy course.
 Author: Renee Smith and Linda Palm
 2007

3. The Comparative Effectiveness Of Web-
Based and Classroom Instruction:
 Results:-The overall results indicated WBI was
6% more effective than CI for teaching
declarative knowledge ... WBI was 19% more
effective than CI for teaching declarative
knowledge when Web-based trainees were
provided with control, in long courses, and
when trainees practiced the training material
and received feedback during training.
 Authors:
Sitzmann, T., Kraiger, K., Stewart, D., &
Wisher, ---2007