Demographic, attitude, and personality differences reported by students enrolled in online versus traditional courses

Psychological Reports

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 213-221

  Jenkins, Stephen J ^a   Downs, Elizabeth ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 0642344892     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.93.1.213     Document Type: Article

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