Outcomes of ITV and Face-to-Face Instruction in a Social Work Research Methods Course

Abstract

SUMMARY This study compared students enrolled in a foundations research methods course utilizing face-to-face instruction with students taking the course via ITV. Students receiving face-to-face instruction scored better on the mid-term, but there were no statistically significant differences on the scores of the final examination, the written paper, or the final course grade. No statistically significant differences were found on a research and statistics knowledge test or on scores of a scale measuring students' attitudes toward research. Both groups were favorable to ITV.