This is a review of the article Optional student use of online lecture resources, resource preferences, performance, and lecture attendance by M. Grabe and K. Christopherson of the Department of Psychology at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks

1. Optional Student Use of
Online Lecture Resources:
resource preferences,
performance and lecture
attendacne
M. Grabe and K. Christopherson
Department of Psychology,
U of North Dakota, Grand Forks

2. Problem
No current research has been done in regards to
the use of lecture notes with Course Management
Systems (CMS)
With CMS one would think more students would
access the notes
Past research was done in a lab and did not allow
for the authentic environment making data flawed

3. Purpose
Study looked at voluntary student use of lecture
resources and the relationship between the
resources and performance and attendance
Online resources are
lecture outline
lecture summary
audio records

4. Methods
329 Students were enrolled in Introductory
Psychology courses
Students had 6 random (2 for each of the 3 5 week
sections of the course) writing tasks that were
used to find for attendance
Each of the 3 sections had a 50 item multiple
choice examination covering content during
lecture and reading to measure achievement
Lecture resources were provided through web
page and kept track of how often they were
accessed

5. Findings: notes
Outline notes: kids who came to class regularly
used these the most and were more likely to get
them before the lecture
Complete notes: only used by 19% of the notes
available
Audio: not accessed or found helpful

6. OUTLINE NOTES
COMPLETE NOTES
NOTE: HIGH ATTENDANCE STUDENTS USE
NOTES ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS

7. Findings:
attendance
Exam 1 and 2 showed being at class and using
online resources significantly related to lecture
exam performance
Exam two showed attendance and note use
related to exam performance

8. Shocks
The low rate of student use of recorded lectures
The fact that students did not use the recored or
complete notes to skip class
The kids who attended class were the ones who
used the notes

9. Implications
FYI- Those who attend class the most use the
resources the most and thus did better on the
exams
Good students use their resources

10. Bibliography
Grabe, M., and K. Christopherson.. quot;Optional student use of online
lecture resources: resource preferences, performance and lecture
attendance.quot; Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 24.1 (Feb. 2008):
1-10. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State
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