CLASSROOM OR DISTANCE LEARNING: DOES THE MODALITY INFLUENCE ON LEARNING?

Authors

  • Luis Felipe Nascimento Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS
  • Renata Czykiel Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS
  • Paola Schmitt Figueiró Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre/RS – Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2013.v14n2.67

Keywords:

Administration, Education, Classroom Education, Distance Education

Abstract

Distance Education (DE), a mode of education in which the learning process occurs without a physical presence and through information and communication technology, is the fastest growing of its type, in Brazil. In order to verify the influence of DE on learning, an experiment was conducted with two classes of undergraduate business students at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul: one classroom based, and the other only using distance learning. The performances in individual and group tasks, a test and class participation showed that the two groups achieved similar results, albeit with the DE students demonstrating better performance for the majority of the indicators. Thus, despite the general public’s, students’ and teachers’ low opinion of and prejudice regarding distance learning, it exists as an option for obtaining the desired result. Based on the students’ opinions and what was seen over the classes, it was found that success in teaching-learning when using DE depends on the suitable exploration and use of the virtual resources and tools available, as well as on the incentives to participate and the continuous refinement of the techniques and methodologies employed.

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Author Biographies

Luis Felipe Nascimento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS

Doutor em Economia e Meio Ambiente pela Universität Gesamthochschule Kassel  Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Educação para a Sustentabilidade, Gestão Socioambiental e Responsabilidade Social Corporativa

Renata Czykiel, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS

Licenciada em Ciências Biológicas pela UFRGS. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Ensino em Administração, Sustentabilidade e Educação para a Sustentabilidade

Paola Schmitt Figueiró, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre/RS – Brasil

Mestre em Administração pela UFRGS. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Educação para a Sustentabilidade, Gestão Ambiental e Logística Reversa

Published

2013-06-30

How to Cite

Nascimento, L. F., Czykiel, R., & Figueiró, P. S. (2013). CLASSROOM OR DISTANCE LEARNING: DOES THE MODALITY INFLUENCE ON LEARNING?. Administração: Ensino E Pesquisa, 14(2), 311–341. https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2013.v14n2.67