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A Comparison of Course Delivery Methods: An Exercise in Experimental Economics

Abstract

This paper compares student performance in traditional versus online classes using a methodological framework free from problems affecting past studies including self-selection bias. The data employed in this study consists of 1) students’ test scores in Principles of Macroeconomics courses, 2) students’ academic information collected from the registrar’s office, and 3) students’ personal information collected from a survey completed by students involved in the study. Employing a maximum likelihood estimation procedure, we find that the average grade for students in the online class is approximately one letter grade lower than the average grade for students in the traditional class, ceteris paribus.

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