This document summarizes two studies on the effectiveness of distance education (DE). The first study examined K-12 online teachers in the US and found that the field of online education is growing through the expansion of virtual schools. The second study compared online library tutorials to classroom instruction and found no significant difference in quiz scores between the two groups, suggesting online tutorials can effectively teach library skills.

1. Studies In The
Effectiveness Of DE
Done by:
Ali Omar Al-Manhali (90883)
Mohammed Al-Dari ()
Abdullah Al-Hattmi (86497)

2. Study (1)
• Title: K–12 Distance Educators at Work:
Who’s Teaching Online Across the United
States.
• Authors: 1- Leanna Archambault.
2- Kent Crippen.
• The Main goal of the study: This study
examines the demographic nature and
experiences of K–12 online teachers.

3. Study (1)
• Findings of this study:
The field of K–12 online distance education is
continuing to expand and grow, specifically
through the proliferation of virtual schools
throughout the United States. Increasingly, a
growing number of educators find
themselves teaching in a virtual classroom
without walls.

4. Study (1) resource
• http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ844272.pdf

5. Study (2)
• Title: Are online tutorials effective? (
regarding to online and classroom libraries
instruction methods).
• Authors: 1-Susan L. Silver.
2- Lisa T. Nickel.
• The Main goal of this study: answering the
following question:
( can librarians effectively teach library skills
using an online tutorial?)

6. Study (2)
• Findings of this study:
The tutorial proved to be as effective as
classroom instruction, as there were no
statistically significant differences in the quiz
scores between the students in the tutorial
and classroom groups.

7. Study (2) resource
• http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ843572.pdf