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Yeaman, Andrew R. J. – 1987
The effects on reading speed and comprehension of window proportions and page turning in electronic text were investigated in this study. Subjects--61 undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater--were administered a standardized reading text displayed as photocopied dot matrix print in simulation of electronic text. There…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Intermode Differences
Download full textThompson, Merton E.; Thompson, Marcia E. – 1987
The relationship between field dependence-independence (FDI) and the ability to read and comprehend printed text was examined in this study. The effect of the structure of instructional text on the learning process of individuals at various points on the continuum of FDI was also studied. The following hypotheses were developed: (1) there would be…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education
Peer reviewedZuk, Doris – Computers in the Schools, 1986
This study investigated the effects of presentation mode--microcomputer versus paper text presentation--school grade, and reading ability on third and fifth graders' attention to and comprehension of simple reading tasks. Results indicate that despite the fact children overwhelmingly preferred the computer presentation, it did not result in better…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attention, Elementary Education, Instructional Program Divisions
Harper, Janice A.; Ewing, Norma J. – Educational Technology, 1986
This study compared the effectiveness of microcomputer and workbook instruction on silent reading comprehension performance of mild mentally retarded and learning disabled 11- to 13-year-olds. Effectiveness was measured by percentage of correct responses to reading comprehension questions and by observing subjects' attention to task behavior. (MBR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Graphs, Intermode Differences
Ngaiyaye, Morven S. W.; VanderPloge, Arie – 1986
This study of the effects of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on the academic achievement of educationally disadvantaged students in grades 2 through 8 in four urban schools tested three hypotheses: (1) supplementary CAI programs are significantly more effective than non-CAI supplementary instruction approaches for disadvantaged students; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Peer reviewedEshel, Yohanan; And Others – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
Describes study of 435 Israeli elementary school students to assess effects of open education on reading comprehension assignments. Literature on open education is reviewed, the hypotheses tested are described, results are analyzed comparing the effects of open education with the effects of traditional classroom instruction, and 46 references are…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
