American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The ENHANCE Learning Model (ELM) is a theoretical framework designed to measure how blended course design impact the learning experience of undergraduate learners. In order to test the utility of this model, longitudinal data had been captured in a general education capstone course that provided rich context of course activities that was juxtaposed against each variable of the ELM. The evaluation of this learning model was to determine its predictability of the learners’ progress and success in this course and whether it moved the learnerfrom anovice learner to a proficient learner as it pertained to thecourse’s content. Additionally, it was expected that the research gathered from the data used to inform the ELM would also provide guidance as to salient characteristics of a high-impact course design. The knowledge learned from this evaluation would support replication of future totally online and/or blendedhigh-impact course designs.