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What is Benchmarks

Chapter 209
Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
are standards created through the examination of similar processes against which best practices can be compared. When comparing a course or program to benchmarks, educators are given a goal to maintain or reach (Billings & Connors, n.d.).
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Motivating the Adult Learner Online
Audrey J. Styer (Morton College, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 5
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch209
Abstract
An understanding of learner motivation is important to all educators, particularly those teaching online where learners need to be more motivated to achieve (Miltiadou & Savenye, 2003; Pintrich, 2003; Palloff & Pratt, 2003; Beffa-Negrini et al., 2002; Roblyer, 1999). As educators strive to create better online courses that motivate learners to be successful, substantive theories on online adult learner motivation are essential to have as benchmarks against which to pattern best practices.
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The ABCs of Social-Emotional Learning
Academic benchmarks involve setting measurable and observable standards for evaluating one's learning; used to assess progress towards year-end goals.
Published in Chapter: The ABCs of Social-Emotional Learning; From: Aligning Social-Emotional and 21st Century Learning in the Classroom: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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