Most remote courses used both synchronous and asynchronous delivery mechanisms¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? 67% of surveyed students reported live synchronous sessions in their remote course, 65% reported instructor-recorded lectures, and 55% reported pre-recorded videos not of the instructor, indicating many courses combined delivery modes. → Means 2021

Evidence¶

Means 2021¶

Means, B., Peters, V., Neisler, J., Wiley, K., & Grifths, R. (2021). Lessons from remote learning during COVID-19. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/116

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Table 1 of the national student survey (n = 1,008) reports delivery mechanisms: "Live sessions (synchronous instruction) 67%", recorded lectures 65%, pre-recorded videos 55%. The report notes these percentages would be mathematically impossible if many courses did not include both synchronous and asynchronous delivery.

"Live sessions (synchronous instruction) 67% Recorded lectures by the instructor (asynchronous) 65% Pre-recorded videos, not of instructor 55%"

Discussion¶

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