Shaer, Bassam; Mohamed A. Khabou; Fuchs, Andrea. Effect of Student Location on Assessment of Instruction and Grade Assignment. Distance Learning, v. 6, issue 4 pp. 21-29. Comparison of rating of instructors based on whether distance learning occurs nearer the student rather than farther from the student, using the Electrical Computing and Engineering courses taught in Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach as examples. Statistics demonstrated that instructor ratings are higher for nearer courses than farther ones.