The Clipper Project was a multi-year research and development initiative. The goal of the project was to investigate the costs and benefits of offering Web-based university courses to high school seniors.
The Clipper Project was designed to evaluate costs and benefits associated with offering introductory college courses via the Web to high school seniors. As part of evaluation activities, data was collected at the student, faculty, and institutional level. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to analyze data and provide an understanding of the process that contributed to observed outcomes.
To achieve project objectives, three courses (Chemistry I, Engineering I, and English I) were offered as part of the project. Each course included two sections reflecting different instructional conditions (on-campus face-to-face instruction, high school web). Both sections of each course were offered once a year during consecutive academic years.
The section of the website lists research findings, including the Final Report in PDF format. To if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, you will need to download it in order to view the PDF files. Click here to get Acrobat Reader.
MAIS Conference
Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint slides from our MAIS 2006 Conference presentation "Making the Transition from High School to College: What Role Might Online Courses Play"