| Article ID: | iaor201524588 |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 640 |
| End Page Number: | 652 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Journal: | Review of Agricultural Economics |
| Authors: | Wachenheim Cheryl J |
| Keywords: | internet, learning, economics |
Student performances on the final exam in introductory economics courses taught online and in the classroom were compared to consider the effect of proctoring the final exam. Students who took a course in the classroom did better on a proctored final exam than those taking the course online. Students in an online class taking a nonproctored final exam online scored more than one full letter grade higher than those taking a proctored final.