Extrapolating the results of our study to K–12 education
is hardly straightforward. College students are expected
to have a degree of self-motivation and self-discipline
that younger students may not yet have achieved. But the
variation among students within any given age cohort is
probably much greater than the differences from one age
group to the next. At the very least, one could expect that
online learning for students planning to enter the highereducation
system would be an appropriate experience,
especially if colleges and universities continue to expand
their online offerings. It is not too soon to seek ways to test
experimentally the potential of online learning in secondary
schools as well.