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Title:
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A COMPARISON BETWEEN A FACE TO FACE AND A DISTANCE LEARNING ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM IN MEXICO |
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Author(s):
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Deisy Valencia, Juan Contreras-Castillo, Norma Baron-Ramirez, Antonio Guerrero-Ibanez, Alejandra Rocha Silva, Ricardo Acosta-Diaz |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-38-0 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2011 |
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Edition:
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Volume II |
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Keywords:
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Adult Education, online Learning, comparison, face-to-face. |
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Type:
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Reflection Paper |
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First Page:
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346 |
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Last Page:
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350 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Adult Education is an important topic, which has served as a support in the literacy of most of the adult population in Mexico. However, the geographic reach reduces its scope, therefore, the INEA proposed the creation of another educational program but online. The online version will allow for farther-reaching and avoiding people interested in completing their primary studies to attend a physical classroom. This raised the necessity of evaluating the usefulness and effectiveness of this new program and possible benefits that this modality might develop for users. Consequently, we proposed a research study involving two groups of students, one face to face and one online from the IEEE Colima. Their opinion in a questionnaire, showed that online students were more satisfied with the course and also the additional benefits they obtain which are: acquisition of technological abilities on the use of Internet and the computer in general. However, both groups of students suggested several aspects susceptible of improvement in the educational model focusing mainly in the tutoring process, exams, computer equipment and Internet connection. |
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