<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this research was to study the differences in social presence and autonomy concerning the two methods of education used in a training program for science teachers in the years 2015-2016. The first method was the traditional face to face and the other was the Distance Education method. In particular, the study focused on whether there are differences in the social presence and autonomy between the two teaching methods, and the teaching experience of the participants. A closed-type questionnaire of Likert type was used to collect the data, while t-test for independent samples was used for statistical analysis. The study indicated differences in the social presence and autonomy between the two methods of teaching.</p></abstract>

The aim of this research was to study the differences in social presence and autonomy concerning the two methods of education used in a training program for science teachers in the years 2015-2016. The first method was the traditional face to face and the other was the Distance Education method. In particular, the study focused on whether there are differences in the social presence and autonomy between the two teaching methods, and the teaching experience of the participants. A closed-type questionnaire of Likert type was used to collect the data, while t-test for independent samples was used for statistical analysis. The study indicated differences in the social presence and autonomy between the two methods of teaching.

Differences Between Regular and Distance Education in a Teacher’s Training Program

European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning

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The aim of this research was to study the differences in social presence and autonomy concerning the two methods of education used in a training program for...

Differences Between Regular and Distance Education in a Teacher’s Training Program

Published Online: Jan 23, 2018

Page range: 17 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eurodl-2017-0014

Keywords
distance education, social presence, autonomy, adult learners

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Differences Between Regular and Distance Education in a Teacher’s Training Program

Published Online: Jan 23, 2018

Page range: 17 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eurodl-2017-0014

Keywordsdistance education, social presence, autonomy, adult learners

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
distance education, social presence, autonomy, adult learners