Why internet-based education?

Frontiers in Psychology

Morton Ann Gernsbacher¹ 

关键词: Internet-based learning;    online learning;    higher education;    asynchronous learning;    depth of processing;    optimal time of day;    writing skills;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01530

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This essay illustrates five ways that Internet-based higher education can capitalize on fundamental principles of learning. Internet-based education can enable better mastery through distributed (shorter, more frequent) practice rather than massed (longer, less frequent) practice; it can optimize performance because it allows students to learn at their peak time of their day; it can deepen memory because it requires cheat-proof assignments and tests; it can promote critical thinking because it necessitates intellectual winnowing and sifting; and it can enhance writing skills by requiring students to write frequently and for a broad audience.

【 授权许可】

CC BY