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Fall 2000

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 16, Number 1

Categories: Fall 2000

Tests of the Validity of Perceptions About Interactive Television Courses Among Faculty Members and Students

Suzeanne B. Benet, Grand Valley State University

Nancy M. Levenburg, Grand Valley State University

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TestsoftheValidityofPerceptionsAboutInteractiveTelevisionCoursesAmongFacultyMembersandStudentsSuzeanneB.BenetGrandValleyStateUniversityNancyM.LevenburgGrandValleyStateUniversityInthe1990'smanyinstitutionshavebegunofferingprogramsandcoursesdeliveredviadistancelearningtechnologies,particularlyforreturningadultlearnerswhoaretime-andlocationbound,desiringtoadvancetheireducationandcareeropportunitiesyetconstrainedbyjobandfamilyresponsibilities.Onepopularformofdistancelearningisinteractivetelevision,atechnologythatconnectstwoormoreclassroomswithtwo-wayaudioandtwo-wayvideo.Manyfacultymembers,however,haveexpressedreluctancetobecomeinvolvedindistanceeducation.Sincetheyareinstrumentalinthiseducationalprocess,astudywasconductedinwhichtheperceptionsoffourdistinctgroupswereexploredregradingvariousaspectsofthedistancelearningexperienceviaITV;studentswhohaveandhavenottakenanITVcourse,andfaculty/administratorswhohaveandhavenottaughtanITVcourse.Theresultsofthisdescriptivestudy,conductedduringtheFall1997semesterataregionaluniversity,indicatethattherearehighlysignificantdifferencesbetweenwhatstudentsthinktheywillexperienceinanITVcourseandthereportfromstudentswhohavetakensuchcourses.Ingeneral,studentsanticipatealesseffectiveclassduetotechnologicallimitations.However,thiswasnottheexperienceofstudentsenrolledinITVcourses.Interestingly,inspiteofthelackofproblemsrelatedtotechnology,bothfacultyandstudentswhohavehadexperiencewithITV-deliveredcoursesstillpreferface-to-facesections.Asexpressedbybothgroups,thesepreferencesdonotseemtobetheresultoftechnology-relatedissues.Instead,itappearsthatfactorsotherthanthoserelatedtothetechnologyitselfimpactoverallsatisfactionlevelsandteaching/learningpreferences.Thisisimportanttothosewho

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Title	Tests of the Validity of Perceptions About Interactive Television Courses Among Faculty Members and Students
Authors/Creators:	Suzeanne B. Benet, Grand Valley State University Nancy M. Levenburg, Grand Valley State University
Year:	2000
Volume:	16
Number:	1
Pages:	108 - 110
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles

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Benet, Suzeanne B.; Levenburg, Nancy M. / 2000. "Tests of the Validity of Perceptions About Interactive Television Courses Among Faculty Members and Students." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 16(1): 108-110.