A presente tese analisa o ensino jurídico a distância no âmbito do Mercosul, tomando por base a realidade brasileira, pautada por aulas expositivas e fortemente centradas na figura do professor, descrevendo a seguir o histórico da educação a distância no Brasil e no mundo. Já então na aprendizagem não presencial toma-se por base a bibliografia brasileira mais recente acerca do assunto (MILL, SARAIVA, KENSKY) e dados estatísticos, vindo a seguir os aspectos mais relevantes sobre a modalidade não presencial, tais como a ressignificação do papel dos atores envolvidos no processo de aprendizagem (professor, tutor e estudante, principalmente), a questão da tecnologia para um curso secular como é o direito e a adaptação dos profissionais nele envolvidos. Apresentam-se algumas experiências no ensino jurídico a distância dentro de países do bloco, como a Universidade de Buenos Aires (UBA), na Argentina, e a Fundação Getúlio Vargas Online (FGV Online), do Brasil, e, principalmente, a Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), que tem cuidado de alguns aspectos da integração exclusivamente para o curso de Relações Internacionais. O ensino a distância, a despeito das críticas que recebe, inclusive pelos teóricos mencionados, acerca da improvisação, do mero transplante dos recursos pedagógicos do modelo presencial, da evasão de alunos e do barateamento de cursos, pode ser, por sua agilidade e capilaridade, ferramenta importante para se conseguir, ao menos no plano jurídico, a formação dos estudantes no conhecimento necessário à integração entre os Estados componentes do Mercosul, cuja preocupação, nesse aspecto, parece situar-se no plano econômico e, quando muito, cultural. / This thesis analyzes the distance Legal education within Mercosul based on the Brazilian reality, founded on expository lessons and heavily focused on the figure of the teacher, and it subsequently describes the history of distance education in Brazil and worldwide. Then it has been taken as a theoretical reference to a non presential learning environment the latest Brazilian literature on the subject (MILL, SARAIVA, KENSKY) and statistical data, followed by the most relevant aspects of this non presential learning class, such as the redefinition of the role of the actors involved in the learning process (teacher, tutor, and mainly the student), the question of technology for the Law course that is an ancient one, and the adaptation of the professionals involved in it. It has been presented some experiences in the distance Legal education inside some countries of Mercosul, as the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) in Argentina, Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV Online) in Brazil, and especially the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), which has been dealing with some aspects of the integration exclusively for the course of International Relations. The distance education, despite the criticisms that is addressed also from the abovementioned authors, about the improvisation, the simple pedagogical use transfer of traditional on-campus education, the students drop out, and the courses costreduction, may be an important tool on account of its quickness and ascent to achieve, at least for the Law course, the formation of the necessary knowledge of the students on the integration among the Member States of Mercosul, which the main concern seems to be in the economic plan and, at most, cultural.

O objetivo final deste trabalho é descrever e analisar o perfil do corpo docente do curso de Ciências Contábeis das universidades federais brasileiras, e conseqüentemente avaliar as perspectivas para adoção da Educação a Distância, uma vez que esta se apresenta como um instrumento de grandes potencialidades e expectativas, capaz de melhorar a formação e qualificação tão criticada dos professores do curso de Contabilidade. A necessidade de compreender o perfil do aluno, nesta pesquisa, o próprio corpo docente do curso de Ciências Contábeis, surge como elemento antecedente que deve ser considerado no momento em que se pretende desenvolver programas de Educação a Distância. Este perfil, bem como as perspectivas para adoção da EAD foram obtidas pela descrição, análise e avaliação de dados primários e secundários. Os resultados da pesquisa indicam que os docentes do curso de Ciências Contábeis têm um perfil favorável a implantação da educação a distância, uma vez que 91% destes estão dispostos a atualizar seus conhecimentos por meio de cursos a distância, 86% acreditam que esses cursos poderão melhorar a sua qualificação, 83% dos que se dispõem a participar de programas de EAD possuem entre uma a duas horas diárias para dedicar-se aos cursos, a maioria tem acesso a alguns dos meios necessários para a realização da educação a distância, etc. Diante do perfil dos professores do curso de Ciências Contábeis das universidades federais brasileiras, conclui-se que as perspectivas para a educação a distância são as melhores possíveis, pois há para sua adoção receptividade, credibilidade, demanda, disponibilidade de tempo, acesso aos meios, experiências positivas, expectativas acentuadas e conhecimentos elevados sobre assuntos da área. / The main goal of this research is to describe and analyze the profile of Brazilian federal university accounting faculty members, and consequently evaluate the prospects for implementing Distance Education, given that it presents itself as an instrument of great potential and expectations, capable of improving the preparation and qualifications so frequently criticized of accounting faculty members. The need of understanding the profile of the student, in this research the accounting faculty members, emerges as a preceding element that should be considered at the moment in which development of Distance Education programs is desired. This profile, as well as prospects for implementing Distance Education were obtained by the description, analysis and evaluation of primary and secondary data. The results of this research indicate that the accounting faculty members have a favorable profile for the implementation of Distance Education, given that 91% of them are willing to update their knowledge by means of distance courses, 86% believe that these courses can improve their qualifications, 83% of those willing to participate in Distance Education programs dispose from one to two hours per day to dedicate to the courses, the majority have access to some of the means necessary for the use of Distance Education, etc. According to the profile of Brazilian federal university accounting faculty members, it is concluded that Distance Education prospects are the best possible, because there is receptivity for its implementation, credibility, demand, availability of time, access to means, positive experiences, high expectations and elevated knowledge of the areas subjects.

O objetivo do presente trabalho é discutir a importância do diálogo para a educação matemática a distância. Parte-se da própria definição do termo, indo para a importância que os diálogos tiveram na história da matemática e chegando por fim ao diálogo em cursos de formação de professores a distância. A primeira parte do trabalho é constituída da análise de algumas definições do termo diálogo principalmente quando pensado para a educação e para a educação matemática. Em seguida, iremos discutir três obras literárias em forma de diálogo, são elas O Menon de Platão (1945), Diálogo sobre os dois máximos sistemas do mundo ptolomaico e copernicano de Galileo Galilei (1632/2004) e por último A lógica do descobrimento matemático: Provas e refutações de Imre Lakatos (1974), todas com importância para a educação matemática, para a história da ciência e que contribuíram para novas pesquisas, ampliando a discussão sobre o que é matemática ou mesmo como fazer matemática. A segunda parte deste trabalho visa analisar o diálogo na educação inserido no contexto da utilização de tecnologias de comunicação. Partimos do questionamento se era possível a ocorrência de diálogo em cursos de formação de professores a distância. Para isso começaremos definindo o que entendemos por educação a distância, analisando alguns dos principais modelos dessa modalidade de ensino. Feito isso partiremos para a discussão do significado do termo diálogo neste contexto, pois, assim como outros autores tais como Pierre Lèvy (1993), Moore & Kearsley (2007), consideramos o diálogo uma forma de interação/interatividade entre os participantes de um curso a distância. Após esses estudos, no último capítulo faremos a analise de momentos especiais de um conjunto de dez videoaulas de matemática do PEC (Programa de Educação Continuada) - Formação Universitária Municípios II. Trata-se de um estudo de caso em que procuramos por indícios de ocorrência de diálogo, como interatividade e suas características principais, durante todo este processo. Ao contrapormos o que foi discutido nos capítulos anteriores com a análise deste conjunto de videoaulas, encontramos indícios fortes da ocorrência de diálogo entre professores e alunos e mesmo entre os próprios alunos. Com este trabalho procuramos contribuir para vincular a prática clássica do diálogo na educação em um contexto de utilização de tecnologias de comunicação em cursos a distância, e constatamos que esta prática tende a aproximar os participantes, fazem com que eles estejam juntos mesmo que de maneira virtual, estando separados por grandes distâncias. / The aim of the present work is to discuss the important of the dialogue in mathematics distance education. From the very definition of the term \'dialogue\', to the importance of dialogues in Mathematics history and, at last, to the use of dialogue in teacher distance education programs. The first part of this work offers an analysis of some of the most significant definitions of the term \'dialogue\', mainly when used in Education and in Mathematics Education. Following that, we discuss three works based on dialogues: Plato\'s Menon (1945); Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, by Galileo Galilei (1632/2004); and Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery, by Imre Lakatos (1974). All these works have had impact on Mathematics Education and on Science history, and also contributed to new researches by broadening up the discussion about what Mathematics is about or even how to do Mathematics. The second part of this study aims to analyze the use and meaning of dialogue on Education, taking into account its use within communication technologies. We star by questioning whether such dialogue would be possible in teacher distance education programs. In order to do so, we define what we understand as distance learning, and we analyze some of the models for this approach. After that we discuss the meaning of dialogue in such context. As other researchers - Pierre Lèvy (1993) and Moore & Kearsley (2007), among others -, we conceive dialogue as a form of interaction/interactivity among pupils of a distance learning course. The last chapter brings the analysis of special moments of a set of ten video classes on Mathematics produced to a continuing education program named PEC (Programa de Educação Continuada) - \"Formação Universitária Municípios II\" (Municipal University Degree II). In such case study research, we looked for evidences of ocurrences of dialogue of interactivity and the main features observed along the process. The comparison between what was discussed on previous chapters with the analysis of this set of video classes gives us strong evidences of occurrences of dialog between teachers and students, and also among students. With this study, we want to contribute to create a link between the classical practices of dialogue in Education and its use within the communication technologies in distance learning. Our findings are that this practices tend to approximate the participants and collaborate to keep them virtually together, although sometimes separated by long distances.

Diante das demandas do cenário da Educação atual, incluindo o Ensino de Biologia, professores em exercício transformam-se novamente em aprendizes e sua qualificação pedagógica torna-se urgente e necessária. Uma das estratégias atualmente adotadas na formação continuada refere-se ao oferecimento de cursos em Educação a Distância. A ação dos professores sempre é permeada por diversos saberes docentes, que devem ser abordados nesses cursos de formação. Pensando-se nos saberes disciplinares, ao analisarmos documentos orientadores como a Proposta Curricular do Estado de São Paulo (PCESP) - Ensino Médio, percebemos que a abordagem do tema algas é problemática. Diante desse panorama, o presente trabalho visou contribuir para a ampliação do conhecimento sobre a abordagem das algas na formação continuada de professores de Biologia na modalidade Educação a Distância. Para tanto, focamos 36 profissionais participantes em um curso de especialização docente (Curso de Especialização para Docentes em Biologia, EspBio) oferecido pela Rede São Paulo de Formação Docente (Redefor). Tivemos como um dos objetivos específicos elaborar recursos didáticos sobre as algas, abordando três vertentes temáticas principais: algas e cotidiano (incluindo biodiversidade e importância socioeconômica), importância ecológica e evolução do grupo. Tal objetivo foi alcançado pela elaboração do jogo virtual Algazarra!, da tirinha \"As algas no divã\" e de uma paráfrase sobre evolução vegetal. Outro objetivo específico foi avaliar como e se tais recursos influenciaram no aprimoramento conceitual e na ampliação dos conhecimentos sobre estratégias didáticas referentes à abordagem do tema algas por parte dos cursistas do EspBio. Para isso, foram aplicados diversos instrumentos de coleta de dados (questionários, elaboração de textos e fórum on-line). Em nossa análise, utilizamos: (i) para respostas a questões totalmente fechadas, apenas a quantificação simples dos dados; (ii) para respostas à questões abertas, processos de categorização aberta e quantificações simples (cálculo de porcentagens de ocorrências das diferentes categorias), (iii) para instrumentos que envolviam maior produção de texto, a metodologia de análise textual discursiva. Nossos resultados evidenciaram que, com relação a concepções iniciais dos cursistas, eles consideram que o estudo das algas e sua abordagem disciplinar são importantes para a formação dos alunos. Ao longo da disciplina, notamos que houve uma tendência de aumento entre professores que julgam seus conhecimentos acerca das algas como bom e uma redução entre aqueles que julgam como regular. Percebemos, também, que, de maneira geral, segundo as próprias avaliações dos cursistas, houve uma ampliação no conhecimento acerca das algas, tanto no que se refere à parte conceitual, quanto aquele referente às metodologias para abordar tal temática em sala de aula. Observamos, ainda, que a maioria dos cursistas, inicialmente, declararam abordar o tema algas apenas com aulas expositivas tradicionais. Já ao final da aula sobre algas do EspBio, evidenciou-se que os cursistas pretendiam diversificar sua atuação em sala de aula, passando a utilizar diferentes estratégias e recursos didáticos, sendo que muitos avaliaram a tirinha, a paráfrase e o jogo como recursos potencialmente interessantes para auxiliar nessa diversificação. A análise dos textos produzidos a partir da interpretação da tirinha \"Algas no divã\" indicou que, para alguns cursistas, tal atividade auxiliou na desconstrução do mito \"Amazônia, pulmão do mundo\", o que pode ser um indicador de aprimoramento conceitual por parte desses cursistas do EspBio. Ao analisarmos um fórum on-line sobre a paráfrase, inferimos que tal fórum constituiu-se em um ambiente propício à construção de conhecimento dos cursistas, uma vez que ocorreu troca de ideias e experiências. Acreditamos, assim, que os recursos didáticos desenvolvidos na presente pesquisa, aliados às reflexões sobre sua possível utilização em sala de aula, enquadram-se nesse tipo de pesquisa que pode auxiliar na formação efetiva do docente, ao subsidiar suas práticas. Cremos, ainda, que esse processo de reflexão pode ter influência positiva nos saberes docentes como os experienciais (ampliação de estratégias didáticas) e/ou os disciplinares (ampliação de conhecimentos relacionados às algas) dos cursistas do EspBio / Faced with the demands of the current scenario of Education, including the teaching of Biology, practicing teachers become learners again and their qualifications become urgent and necessary. One of the strategies currently adopted in the continuing Education refers to offering courses in Distance Education. The behavior of teachers is always permeated by many teachers knowledge, which should be addressed in these training courses. Thinking about disciplinary knowledge, when we analyzed policy documents such as the Curriculum Proposal of the State of São Paulo (PCESP) - High School, we realized that the approach of the theme algae is problematic. Given these projections, the present study aimed to contribute to the expansion of knowledge about the approach to algae in the continuing Education of Biology teachers in Distance Education mode. For this, we focused on 36 professionals participating in a specialization course of teaching (Specialization Course for Teachers in Biology, EspBio) offered by Network São Paulo Teacher Training (Redefor). We had as one of the specific objectives to elaborate didactic resources on algae, addressing three main components: algae and everyday (including biodiversity and socioeconomic importance), ecological significance and evolution of the group. This aim was achieved by preparing the virtual game Algazarra!, the comic strip \"The algae on the couch\" and a paraphrase on plant evolution. Another specific objective was to assess whether and how these resources influence the conceptual improvement and broadening of knowledge about teaching strategies related to the approach of the theme algae by the course participants EspBio. For this, various data collection instruments (questionnaires, writing texts and online forum) were applied. In our analysis, we used: (i) for responses to fully closed questions, just simple quantification of data; (ii) for answers to open questions, open processes of categorization and simple measurements (calculating percentages of occurrences of the different categories), (iii) for instruments involving higher production of text, discursive methodology of textual analysis. Our results showed that, related with the initial conceptions of teacher students, they consider the study of algae and its disciplinary approach important to the training of students. Throughout the course, we noticed that there was an increasing trend in the number of teachers who judge their knowledge about algae as good and a decrease among those who judge it as regular. We also found that, in general, according to their own evaluations of the course participants, there was an expansion in the knowledge of algae, both regarding to the conceptual part, as well as to methodologies addressing this issue in the classroom. We also observed that the majority of course participants initially stated to address algae only through traditional expositive classes. Already at the end of the class on algae from EspBio, it became clear that the participants wanted to diversify their activities in the classroom, willing to use different teaching strategies and resources, and many evaluated the strip, the paraphrase and the game as potentially interesting resources to aid in this diversification. The analysis of texts produced from the interpretation of the comic strip \"The algae on the couch\" indicated that, for some course participants, this activity helped the deconstruction of the myth \"Amazon, the lung of the world\", which can be an indicator of conceptual improvement by these course participants of EspBio. When analyzing an online forum on the paraphrase, we inferred that this forum was constituted of an environment conducive to knowledge building of the course participants, since there was an exchange of ideas and experiences. Thus, we believe that the teaching resources developed in this research, combined with reflections on its possible use in the classroom, fall in this kind of research that can assist in the effective training of teachers, when supporting their practices. Also, we believe also that this process of reflection can have a positive influence on teacher knowledge as experiential (magnification teaching strategies) and/or disciplinary (expansion of knowledge related to algae) of the course participants from EspBio

O presente estudo teve como objetivo central verificar como participantes de treinamentos corporativos a distância utilizam diferentes formas de comunicação baseadas na Internet. Buscou-se ainda identificar quais são os fatores e estratégias que incentivam e quais barreiras impedem o uso destas formas de comunicação. Para a consecução dos objetivos descritos, realizou-se um levantamento, por meio de entrevistas pessoais, do comportamento de participantes de treinamentos corporativos a distância (denominados ?estudantes?) em cinco organizações bancárias. Este levantamento procurou identificar exatamente como cada participante interagiu com as ferramentas de comunicação durante o período do treinamento do qual participou. Com a finalidade de direcionar o estudo, foram selecionadas quatro ferramentas de comunicação baseadas na Internet: correio eletrônico (e-mail), listas de discussão (newsgroups), auxílio ao usuário (help desk) e bate-papo eletrônico (chat). A seleção foi feita dessa forma uma vez que as tecnologias apresentadas eram comuns a todos os treinamentos estudados. As análises, essencialmente qualitativas, mostraram uma forte preferência do estudantes pelo e-mail como ferramenta de comunicação para os mais diversos propósitos. Mostraram ainda que os estudantes buscam, de forma relativamente organizada, traçar e implementar estratégias, individualmente ou em grupos, de utilização das ferramentas de comunicação com o objetivo de aproveita-las ao máximo, utilizando-as para a maior gama de propósitos possível dentro dos treinamentos. Palavras-chave: educação a distância, treinamento corporativo, comunicação. / This study has as it?s core objective the verification of how participants of the distance corporate training use different types of internet based communication. There was also a need to identify the main motivational strategies as well as the barriers that restrain the use of this kind of communication. In order to achieve the core objective, a survey based on personal interviews was done on five banking agencies regarding the behavior of current corporate participants of the distance training (known as ?students?). This survey sought exactly how each participant interacted with the communication tools during the training period. In order to focus on the study, four internet communication tools were chosen: e-mail, newsgroups, help desk and chat. The selection was done this way once the technology shown was common in all training studies. The analyses, mostly qualitatives, have shown the students? preferences for the email as a communication tool for a variety of purposes. They have also shown that students seek in a relatively organized way, sketch and implement strategies, individually or in groups, on the use of communication tools aiming to seize them as best they can and using them for all possible purposes within the training.

The purpose of this study was to examine whether variations in student achievement in college courses exist between high school students who took the courses as dual enrollment (DE) courses and academically comparable high school students (AIMS scholars) who took the courses upon matriculation to college. Additionally, the researcher explored whether differences exist in DE course grade for students by course environment (online, face-to-face at a high school, or face-to-face at a college.) The researcher used final course grades as determinants of student achievement. The study focused on DE student and AIMS scholar grades in English 111, Biology 101, Math 163, and History 101 courses that were taken between the 2009-2010 and 2013-2014 school years at a community college in Southwest Virginia. The population consisted of 429 AIMS scholars and 2,015 DE students. For this study 3,639 DE student grades and 706 AIMS student grades were used in calculations. The dependent variables in this study were final course grades; the independent variables were DE participation and course delivery environment. Welch’s t tests were used to examine the variations in final grades for DE and non-DE students; ANOVA procedures were used to examine variations in final course grades for DE courses based on delivery environment. The quantitative findings revealed that students who took English 111, Biology 101, Math 163, and History 101 as DE courses performed significantly better than academically comparable peers who had not taken the courses as DE. Additionally, findings indicated that students who took English 111 as a DE course on a college campus performed significantly lower than students who took English 111 as a DE course either online or face-to-face at high school. Similarly, students who took Math 163 as a DE course on a college campus performed significantly lower than students who took the DE course online or face-to-face at a high school. History 101 students who took the course online performed better than students who took the same course face-to-face at a high school. There were no significant differences in student achievement in Biology 101 based on DE course environment.

The purpose of this study was to investigate student satisfaction in hybrid education courses as compared to the traditional face-to-face courses. This was done by focusing on 2 main factors involved in student satisfaction: student-instructor connection and student-faculty connection. Other factors such as the students’ level of technical experience and influence of outside forces such as jobs and families were also studied. Students at one community college in Appalachia were involved in this study. Forty-four students participated in this student. They survey included a Likert-type scale and had additional questions on the student’s prior experience in online and hybrid education as well as two open-ended questions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of online learning. The survey contained 67 questions. Statistical analyses of the data revealed: (1) Students who felt more connected with their instructors were more likely to express satisfaction in their online or hybrid courses. (2) Students who felt more connected with other students were more likely to express satisfaction in their online or hybrid courses. (3) No significance in students’ opinions regarding having an in-person component in their hybrid courses. (4) Students who were more technologically experienced were more likely to express satisfaction with their online or hybrid courses. (5) A significant difference between the mean and students’ overall satisfaction with their hybrid courses showing that overall, students are not satisfied with their experiences. (6) A significant difference from the mean student instructor connectivity score showed that students do not feel connected with their instructors. (7) No significance between the mean and the student-student connectivity score. (8) A significant difference between the mean and the technology score showed that students were not experienced with the technology used in their hybrid courses. (9) A significant difference between the mean score and the students’ opinions of the course design showed that students do not feel that the course design helped them learn.

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant relationship between the academic achievement, disciplinary referrals, and attendance of at-risk students in rural Bedford County, TN, prior to and after participation in online coursework. The independent variables were the academic achievement towards successful course completions, disciplinary referrals, and attendance rates of at-risk students. The dependent variable was the participation in online coursework in Bedford County Schools (BCS) Online On-track (OLOT) program. A series of ttests and a chi-square analyses was performed to examine the differences in the mean course completion rates, discipline referrals, attendance rates, and postsecondary plans of graduates. There was a significant difference in disciplinary referral rates and attendance rates prior to and after participation. Based on these findings there was a positive impact on discipline rates and inversely a negative impact on the attendance rate. Additionally, there was a negative impact on academic achievement rates prior to and after participation in online coursework in the BCS OLOT program. Also, the difference in the proportions of graduates continuing their education and other plans was significantly different from the responses given by all graduates in Tennessee.

The purpose of this quantitative correlation study was to determine whether a significantly statistical relationship exists between student participation and final grade performance within an online environment at Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT) Regents Online Degree Program (RODP). The study used data retrieved from the Desire2Learn (D2L) course management system and the Student Information System (SIS) for the 2013-2014 academic year. The stratified sample consisted of 360 individual students enrolled in either one or more of the 43 TCAT RODP course sections randomly selected from a total of 217 course sections offered during 3 semesters. The courses were offered in an online setting and are representative of the following academic programs: academic areas of Business Systems Technology (BST), Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), and Computer Information Systems (CIS). The sample included 261 students from the BST program, 42 students from the CAD program, and 57 students from the CIS program. The gender demographics sample includes 273 females and 87 male students. The hypotheses in this study were tested through data analysis using the Spearman’s rho correlations test. The findings of the study revealed that no statistically significant relationships exist between discussion activity, course login activity, and course content interaction and final grade. The findings of the study indicated statistically significant relationships among course content interaction and final grade for students enrolled in the BST program, course login activity and final grade for students enrolled in the CAD program, and course login activity and final grade for female students.

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine whether differences in student course outcomes as defined by final course grades existed between three content delivery methods in career and technical education courses: Traditional (face to face), hybrid, and online. Final course grades in career and technical education courses at one community college for the Fall 2011 through the Fall 2015 semesters were used in this study to compare the success of students in courses employing the three content delivery methods. The outcomes for male and female students and the outcomes for traditional and nontraditional students in career and technical education programs were compared as well. The method of delivery was found to have an impact. Withdrawal rates for career and technical education courses were also impacted by course delivery method. Seven research questions were included in this study, and the data was analyzed using one-sample chi-square tests for the seven research questions in the study. Results indicated that students had significantly higher student learning outcomes in traditional courses in career and technical education programs than in either hybrid or online courses. Withdrawal rates were higher for hybrid and online courses than traditional courses. Student gender and age were related to student final course outcomes with both male and female students more likely to earn transferable final course grades in traditional courses than in hybrid or online courses. Traditional age and nontraditional age students were also more likely to earn transferable final course grades in traditional courses than in hybrid or online courses. Nontraditional age students were significantly more likely than traditional age students to earn a transferable final course grade regardless of delivery method. Overall findings suggest that delivery method may impact student outcomes in career and technical education courses. The study is significant in that it provides insight into specific differences in student outcomes by the three different delivery methods currently used in higher education and may be used for comparison with other institutions’ student outcomes.