Hum 114

Riki K. Haggard

HUM/114

01/16/12

Christopher Wilson

Assessing the validity

University Of Phoenix

Salem, Or.

Assessment A, Part 1: Assessing the Validity of Statements in a Discussion |

Online education is not as effective as a traditional classroom |

☐ Reasonable |

☑ Unreasonable |

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Getting a degree online gives you much more flexibility in terms of when you take classes |

☑ Reasonable |

☐ Unreasonable |

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You can’t learn as much online as in a normal classroom |

☐ Reasonable |

☑ Unreasonable |

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You get better personalization and interaction online than with a traditional class |

☑ Reasonable |

☐ Unreasonable |

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An online degree will never earn you the same salary as a traditional degree |

☐ Reasonable |

☑ Unreasonable |

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If you have the drive, you can get just as much out of the online education as you can from a normal classroom |

☑ Reasonable |

☐ Unreasonable |

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Assessment A, Part 2: Assessing the Validity of Statements in a Discussion |

For those statements in Part 1 that you determined to be unreasonable, explain your reasoning. |

Explain why 'Online education is not as effective as a traditional classroom' is unreasonable:

I believe that online classes are just as effective as a traditonal classroom because the materials are the same and I believe that anyone can learn just the same the person just has to want to do it.

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Explain why 'You can't learn as much online as in a normal classroom' is unreasonable:

I don't believe that there is a limit to learning weather it is online courses or in a traditional classroom setting. I believe it is up to the individual how much is learned.  |

Explain why 'An online degree will never earn you the same salary as a traditional degree' is unreasonable:

A degree is a degree weather you get it online or in a classroom setting. As long as the college you are going to is a credited college the salary amount is not...