CAN SELECTED LEARNING STRATEGIES INFLUENCE THE SUCCESS OF ADULT DISTANCE LEARNERS IN AGRICULTURE?

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  • Greg Miller Iowa State University
  • Carol L. Pilcher Iowa State University

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https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.2002.02034

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether providing information about learning strategies to agricultural distance learners through a professionally developed videotape would result in their achieving intended learning outcomes to a greater degree and result in increased satisfaction with the distance learning experience. At the beginning of fall and spring semesters of the 1999-2000 academic year, 110 of the 218 students enrolled in 25 off-campus courses offered by 14 different departments in the Iowa State University College of Agriculture were randomly selected to receive the videotape and a book mark outlining six learning strategies that were recommended in the literature. At the end of each semester, all off-campus students were asked to complete a learning survey. Students who viewed the tape rated it very favorably in terms of its value to off-campus learners. Even so, students who watched the videotape did not earn higher grades for the semester in which they were involved in the study nor did they express a more positive attitude toward the distance-learning environment than students in the control group. Further analysis revealed that students who chose to participate in the study achieved a semester GPA 32% higher than students who did not participate. Those who may have been able to benefit most chose not to participate.

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Published

2002-06-30

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Miller, G., & Pilcher, C. L. (2002). CAN SELECTED LEARNING STRATEGIES INFLUENCE THE SUCCESS OF ADULT DISTANCE LEARNERS IN AGRICULTURE?. Journal of Agricultural Education, 43(2), 34–44. https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.2002.02034

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