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Liebscher, Peter; Marchionini, Gary – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
This study examined the effectiveness of a simple browse search strategy and a more complex analytical strategy with 25 high school students, using an electronic full-text encyclopedia. Captured keystrokes and student essays were analyzed for retrieval performance and information application. No significant differences between types of search…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Encyclopedias, High Schools

Swan, Karen; Mitrani, Marco – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Discussion of changes in learning as a result of computer-assisted instruction focuses on a study that compared interactions between at-risk high school students and teachers. Use of two different integrated learning systems with interactions between the same students and teachers during traditional classroom instruction was examined. (Contains 26…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change

Henderson, Ronald W.; Landesman, Edward M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1993
Discussion of computer-assisted mathematics instruction focuses on a study of high school students that examined the instructional effectiveness of computer-managed videodisc instruction for precalculus mathematics. Highlights include a comparison with traditional classroom instruction and theoretical perspectives, including sociocultural theory,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Goal Orientation, High Schools