(did not withdraw) and took at least one exam. There were a total of 117 students (35 women) in
the Web section and 113 students (20 women) in the paper section. Table 1 summarizes the
comparison between the Web and paper sections, using two-tailed t tests. Because not all
background information was available for all students, the N is smaller for some items. GPA,
SATM, andFMCEpretests give background information on the students and allowus to judge how
well-matched the paired sections were. From these measures, we can see that the section doing
Web-based homework entered at a slightly higher academic level, but in no category was the
difference significant at the p