Do Online homework systems improve student performance?

Abstract

This chapter compares student performance and course satisfaction in two large sections of an introductory financial accounting course. The students in one section used an online homework management system (OHMS), whereas the students in the other section used traditional homework methods. While an OHMS saves instructors’ valuable time, there is little extant research on how these systems affect students. Our study compares several performance measures and a general course satisfaction survey across the two groups of students. The results provide some evidence that an OHMS enhances students’ performance on some of the performance measures. Our results also show that there is no effect on students’ satisfaction in the course.

Citation

Anne Gaffney, M., Ryan, D. and Wurst, C. (2010), "Do Online homework systems improve student performance?", Catanach, A.H. and Feldmann, D. (Ed.) Advances in Accounting Education (Advances in Accounting Education, Vol. 11), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1085-4622(2010)0000011005