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dolng onllne sesslons LhaL can be done aL Lhe sLudenL's own pace and aL Lhose Llmes Lhe
sLudenL chooses A guldance counselor wanLs Lo deLermlne lf Lhese Lwo ways of Laklng Lhe course
resulLed ln a slgnlflcanL dlfference ln achlevemenL as measured by Lhe flnal exam for Lhe course
1he followlng daLa glves Lhe scores on an examlnaLlon wlLh 43 posslble polnLs for one group of
J

% sLudenLs who Look Lhe course onllne and a second group of J

% who Look Lhe course

wlLh convenLlonal lecLures uo Lhese daLa presenL sufflclenL evldence Lo lndlcaLe LhaL Lhe grades
for sLudenLs who Look Lhe course onllne are slgnlflcanLly hlgher Lhan Lhose who aLLended a
convenLlonal class? use

1esL Scores for Cnllne and Classroom resenLaLlons
Cnllne Classroom
32 33
37 31
33 29
28 23
41 34
44 40
33 27
31 32
34 31