Learning Outcomes Comparison between Onsite- and Online- Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lessons Learned from Teaching and Learning Practices in the Seminar in Accounting Course at One University in Southern Thailand
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On-site Learning, Online Learning, Learning Outcomes, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) PandemicAbstract
The objective of this study was to compare learning outcomes of students following the Seminar in Accounting Course between two types of instructional methods, namely onsite and online learning approaches under Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. Data were collected from 189 students, who enrolled in the Seminar in Accounting course during the 2020-2021 academic year. They were divided into 2 groups: The first group consisted of 91 students from onsite instructional approach in semester 1/2020 and the second group consisted of 98 students from online instructional approach in semester 1/2021. Both of 2 types in on-site and online learning groups were controlled by variables in terms of years of study, grade point average, student technological competencies, class size, learning activities, and assessment methods. This study gathered the learning outcomes, which were measured by overall course scores and students perceived learning outcomes, which were collected via questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using independent sample t-test.The results showed that total mean score of learning outcomes from the two types of instructional approaches were not statistically significantly different at 0.05 level. The mean of total course score of onsite type classroom was 85.13/100, while the mean of online type classroom was 82.32/100. Consistently, learning outcomes perceived by students participated in the onsite type of classroom was 4.42/5, whereas the mean of the online type was 4.49/5. Findings of this study indicated that the online and onsite teaching approaches seem to have equally effectiveness for learners in achieving expected learning outcomes of the Seminar in Accounting Course.
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