Measuring Learning Effectiveness: A New Look at No-Significant-Difference Findings

The finding, in one line

“Much of the literature purports to have found no significant difference in learning effectiveness between technology-based and conventional delivery media.”

Abstract

Researchers, instructional designers and consumers of ALNs must be cautious when interpreting results of media comparison studies. Much of the literature purports to have found no significant difference in learning effectiveness between technology-based and conventional delivery media. This research, though, is largely flawed. In this paper, we first outline the philosophical positions of the opposing sides of an intense debate in the literature as to whether delivery media alone influence learning outcomes. We then select at random several representative media comparison studies to illustrate

Abstract by Ernest H. Joy; Federico E. Garcia, Online Learning (2019) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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