A comparative case study of the accommodation of students with disabilities in online and in-person degree programs.

ABSTRACT: Fully online degree programs are an increasingly important part of the higher education ecosystem. Among the many challenges raised by the growth of fully online courses and degree programs is the question: Are institutions providing online students with disabilities accommodations that are comparable to those provided to students in traditional in-person degree programs? To explore this question, we compared students in a fully online biology degree program to students in the equivalent in-person degree program at a large research university. For each group, we assessed the frequency with which students register with the disability resource center, the range of specific accommodations provided, and course grades. Results show that students in the in-person program were nearly 30% more lik

SUBMITTER: Mead C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10569535 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature