Scaling up behavioral science interventions in online education
René F. Kizilcec; Justin Reich; Michael Yeomans; Christoph Dann; Emma Brunskill; Glenn Lopez; Selen Türkay; Joseph Jay Williams · 2020 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Abstract (excerpt)
Online education is rapidly expanding in response to rising demand for higher and continuing education, but many online students struggle to achieve their educational goals. Several behavioral science interventions have shown promise in…
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1073/pnas.1921417117