A comparative assessment of student learning outcomes in large online and traditional campus-based introduction to criminal justice courses

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-251

  Parsons Pollard, Nicolle ^a   Lacks, Robyn Diehl ^b   Grant, Patricia Hylton ^b  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Course delivery models; Critical thinking skills; Faculty assessment; Nontraditional online teaching models; Student learning outcomes; Student performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249121024     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786010802355826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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