DEMOCRATIZING POTENTIAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
DOI: 10.34916/el.2019.11.04
Anna Ślósarz Pedagogical University of Krakow (Poland)
Abstract: The article presents results of research for the purpose of which a hundred of exam sheets were analysed and answers to the questions related to the material covered during lectures, tutorials and via distant education (DE) modules were compared. It was found that the level of students’ understanding the lecture material varied. The research showed that sometimes students who got the lowest grades were more familiar with issues presented via DE modules than with those discussed during lectures. The students who were experienced in using the MOODLE platform obtained 91% for questions referring to material covered in DE mode. Group 1, which did not have any DE classes before, achieved lower grades in the exam.
Keywords: lecture, tutorials, blended learning, exam, effectiveness
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