Article
An Examination of the Outcomes of a Brief and Innovative Partnership: SJSU and Udacity
Innovative Higher Education
(2017)
Abstract
In an examination of a brief and innovative partnership, we compared outcomes for two disciplines, Elementary Statistics and General Psychology, across three formats: online as part of the San José State University-Udacity partnership (termed SJSU Plus), face-to-face (FTF), and online in a redesigned course offering. We also examine predictors of student performance in the SJSU Plus courses. The first offerings of the SJSU Plus courses showed poorer performance compared to their FTF and redesigned online equivalents. Redesigned online courses and FTF courses had similar pass rates. SJSU Plus course performance was significantly improved in the second offering of the Elementary Statistics course. More completed assignments in the SJSU Plus courses were associated with higher exam scores and final grades. We conclude that mode of delivery did not contribute significantly to variations in pass rates.
Keywords
- Massive open online Courses,
- MOOCs,
- Online college classes,
- Elementary Statistics,
- General Psychology,
- Orientation,
- Assignments
Disciplines
Publication Date
May 24, 2017
DOI
10.1007/s10755-017-9400-4
Publisher Statement
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Citation Information
Erin L Woodhead, Preston Brown, Susan Snycerski, Sean Laraway, et al.. "An Examination of the Outcomes of a Brief and Innovative Partnership: SJSU and Udacity" Innovative Higher Education Vol. 42 Iss. 5-6 (2017) p. 463 - 476 ISSN: 0742-5627 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/erin_woodhead/25/