Improving learning outcomes through choice-based course delivery: The Choice Model
Drea J.
2022
Journal of Education for Business
2
10.1080/08832323.2021.1960469
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, faculty and administrators have been called to engage in pilot studies of new educational delivery models. A pilot study was conducted during the Fall 2020 semester at a midwestern liberal arts college involving 49 undergraduate students using a new alternative course delivery format called the “Choice Model.” The Choice Model featured courses taught simultaneously in-person and broadcast in Zoom. A key feature was that each student could choose each day the mode they would attend (in-person or Zoom), and both modes) used in-class quizzes through a learning platform to keep students engaged. The results of the Choice Model included a 7.17-point increase in performance on the final exam from Marketing students, class attendance of 92.2% during a pandemic, and students reported increased engagement during class sessions. While students expressed a strong preference for the Choice Model over alternative course delivery models (in-person only, Zoom-only, a 50-50 model), a limitation found the Choice Model was that some students made suboptimal choices for their own learning outcomes. © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Course delivery model; COVID-19; management; marketing; Zoom
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