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Post radio cassettes cassettes and fax
Category Feature
Synchronous 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Time of
interaction
Asynchronous 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Student- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Type of
interaction student
Student- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
teacher
Student- 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
content
Student- 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
machine
Group-based 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Learning
style
Self-based 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
learning
Flexibility Anytime 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
Anyplace 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ease of 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
access/use
Speed Development 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Feedback 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Delivery 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Stand-alone 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Instruction medium
Multimedia 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
support
Cost Low cost 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Total 7 9 6 7 7 7 12
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Audio- Audio- Video- Teletext CYCLOPS Interactiv Computers & Networks
conferencing graphic conferencing e CD-ROMs & the
television Internet
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1

1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1

1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0

1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 8 11 6 7 9 10 13