Student Preference for Residential or Online Project Work in Psychology

Psychology students at the Open University (OU) can choose whether to complete their project work at residential school or by participating in an online equivalent. This study identifies different factors governing module choice and student experience: When choosing residential school, social aspect...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Psychology learning and teaching 2013-06, Vol.12 (2), p.196-202
Main Authors: Kaye, Helen, Barrett, Jane P., Knightley, Wendy M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attribution Theory
Electronic Learning
Foreign Countries
Intermode Differences
Learning Modules
Likert Scales
Online Surveys
Open Universities
Performance Factors
Preferences
Psychology
Residential Schools
Student Attitudes
Student Experience
Student Projects
United Kingdom
Usability
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Psychology students at the Open University (OU) can choose whether to complete their project work at residential school or by participating in an online equivalent. This study identifies different factors governing module choice and student experience: When choosing residential school, social aspects are important, whereas for online, students are more concerned with ensuring the work fits into their lives. Students valued the opportunities to meet and make friends with peers at residential school and both residential school and online students rated working in groups highly. However group dynamics were mentioned as the worst aspect of the online experience. This report considers reasons for this and possible solutions.
ISSN:1475-7257
1475-7257
2057-3022
DOI:10.2304/plat.2013.12.2.196