Testing the effectiveness of online assignments in theory of finance |
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| Authors: | Michael Batu Nancy Bower Esmond Lun Asha Sadanand |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Economics, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada;2. Department of Economics and Finance, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;3. Lazaridis School of Business, and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The authors investigated the effectiveness of online versus paper assignments using final examination scores in three cohorts of theory of finance. In particular, two cohorts were exposed to online assignments while another cohort was exposed to traditional assignments. The central result is that exposure to online assignments robustly leads to higher final exam scores, all else being equal. The authors also found a lower level of engagement as shown by low assignment completion rates for students exposed to online assignments. |
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| Keywords: | Learning online assignments paper assignments |
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