Distance Education Findings for Army Applications

Abstract

This report first reviews finding related to the medium of television in distance education. Next, overviews of distance education evaluation results, course design, and cost findings are presented. Then, distance education evaluation approaches are identified. These findings are followed by literature results related to individual and/or psychological factors that can influence course success. Numerous specific actions to help improve distance education student performance and course completion are presented. Conclusions believed particularly relevant to the Army are then derived. Distance education, distributed training, video teletraining, instructional television, training extension, teleconferencing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251916

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Pishel Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer-Aided Instruction
  • Databases
  • Distance Learning
  • Education
  • Educational Technology
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Teleconferencing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Video Teleconferencing

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • STEM Education