The Choice of Reduced Seat Time in a Blended Course

In this study, we explore student choices of reduced seat time in a blended course that does not have a punitive attendance policy, uses online lectures rather than in-class lectures, and conducts alternative, but optional, in-class activities. After taking into account the skip rate that occurs in the traditional version of the course, we find an interval estimate of 49 to 63 percent for the mean reduction in seat time chosen by students in the blended version of the course. Also, using empirical models of attendance, we find that student use of online materials contributes in a positive way to class attendance.
Source: The Internet and Higher Education - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research