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    The article discusses research on the target population for online learning. While many institutions target mature part-time students, there is little evidence that this group prefers online learning more than face-to-face. The article reviews a study comparing the attitudes of different student groups toward online versus face-to-face education. The study found that face-to-face students preferred face-to-face learning more, while online students preferred online learning. Australian students were also found to be more open to distance education than U.S. students. However, the author argues the results may have limited generalizability due to focusing on only two countries and asking students to compare their current format to an alternative.

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    The article discusses research on the target population for online learning. While many institutions target mature part-time students, there is little evidence that this group prefers online learning more than face-to-face. The article reviews a study comparing the attitudes of different student groups toward online versus face-to-face education. The study found that face-to-face students preferred face-to-face learning more, while online students preferred online learning. Australian students were also found to be more open to distance education than U.S. students. However, the author argues the results may have limited generalizability due to focusing on only two countries and asking students to compare their current format to an alternative.

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    Skillbuilder 7 Diigo Annotated Bibliography

    Tabatabaei, M., Schrottner, B. and Reichgelt, H. (2006). Target population for online learning.
    International

    Journal

    on

    E-Learning

    5(3),

    401-414.

    Retrieved

    from

    http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?
    vid=1&sid=6d4c22fa-c7ad-458e-8f10-ea2a1b4e491b%40sessionmgr114&hid=117
    Link to my Diigo: https://www.diigo.com/profile/njichopcho
    The purpose of the article by Tabatabei, Schrottner and Reichgelt is to show that although many
    institutions target mature part-time students for their online programs, there is little evidence to
    support the assumption that adult part-time learners are more likely to prefer online learning to
    face-to-face. According to the paper, little research has been carried out so far by institutions to
    find out which group should be targeted for online learning.
    The article draws from a study conducted by Dick, case and Burns (2002) to find out the
    attitudes of different groups of students to online learning and reasons for their attitudes. This
    study shows that face-to-face students show less preference to online education than online
    students while online learners prefer online learning to face-to-face learning. Also, Australian
    students are more likely to prefer distance education than US students. The study also noticed
    variations within the groups; first, second, third year undergraduate and final year MBA
    programs, based on familiarity with material covered, attitude as a result of exposure and
    delivery methods.
    I agree with the assumption that mature part-time students are not the only target group for
    distance education. However, I do not find the results of the study generalizable for two reasons;

    it considers only students from two countries and two continents and it is biased when it seeks to
    find out from face-to-face students whether they would have preferred distance education to
    face-to-face and from distance education students if they prefer distanced education to face-toface. The results simply reflect their insecurities deviating from what they are used to.

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