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Assessing the Effect of Course Materials Type on Undergraduate Student Performance in an Online Setting
Acknowledgments
This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board and the Internal Research
Review Board at American Public University System. We thank Drs. Karan
Powell, Patricia Campbell, and Grace Glass for conversations about this topic as
well as for their logistical support for the study. We also thank two reviewers for
suggestions to strengthen this article.
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