Levels of Cognition Reached in Agricultural Distance Education Courses in Comparison to On-Campus Courses and to Faculty Perceptions Concerning an Appropriate Level.

Analysis of course videos of 11 instructors of agricultural distance education courses showed their instruction achieved objectives for lower-level cognition (remembering, processing) but not higher-level outcomes (creating, evaluating). The cognition level of Iowa Communications Network courses was higher than those delivered by other distance methods. (Contains 23 references.)