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Effectiveness of e-Learning: Preliminary Findings
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lytle,Amy)
Mon Apr 30 20:06:15 2001
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 13:52:23 -0400
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Dear Readers:
In a controlled study, students without prior training or experience in
cataloging Internet resources improved their test scores from an average 51%
to 86% as a result of taking the OCLC Institute's Online Library Learning
course, "Cataloging Internet Resources Using MARC 21 and AACR2," according
to preliminary findings by Robert Ellett. A control group with previous
experience cataloging Internet resources, but who did not take the
e-learning course, scored 71% on the same test.
For a description of the study and additional preliminary findings, please
see http://www.oclc.org/institute/.
--Erik
Erik Jul
Executive Director
OCLC Institute
jul@oclc.org
