There are growing trends in postsecondary education that emphasize the importance of online and technology-enabled learning. This study aims to investigate whether the use of virtual, interactive, real-time, instructor-led (VIRI) online learning can deliver the same student performance and engagement outcomes as a face-to-face (F2F) course. The data consist of 698 participants taught in eight sections, over two semesters, with two different instructors. An analysis of variance was used to compare the differences for both student performance and engagement outcomes. The findings show that a synchronous course delivered using VIRI classroom technology has the same level of student performance outcomes as F2F learning. This study suggests that VIRI technology is an effective synchronous learning environment.

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独家同步在线（VIRI）学习：对学生表现和参与成果的影响

中学后教育的增长趋势强调了在线学习和技术学习的重要性。这项研究旨在调查使用虚拟的，交互式的，实时的，由教师指导的（VIRI）在线学习是否可以提供与面对面（F2F）课程相同的学生表现和参与度。数据包括在两个学期的八个部分中由698名参与者组成，并由两名不同的讲师指导。方差分析用于比较学生成绩和参与度结果的差异。研究结果表明，使用VIRI课堂技术提供的同步课程具有与F2F学习相同水平的学生表现成果。这项研究表明VIRI技术是一种有效的同步学习环境。