142) Similarly, Straumsheim ( 2013 ) interpreted the results as follows: As more and more of the coursework continued to shift toward digital, the data showed a clear trend: Not only were students in the online section performing the equivalent of half a letter grade better than those physically in attendance, but taking the class online also slashed the achievement gap between upper, middle and lower-middle class students in half, from about one letter grade to less
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A Complete SMOCkery: Daily Online Testing Did Not Boost College Performance.
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