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Peer reviewedFord, Nigel; Ford, Rosalind – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Discussion of information retrieval, knowledge representation, and computer-assisted learning focuses on a study that created a computer-based system designed to observe and record users' interactions with an ideal knowledge base consisting of unrevealed subject experts, appropriate documentation, and computer files. Information accessing…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedFranklin, Godfrey; And Others – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1995
Describes a study conducted at the University of West Florida with the Navy that investigated the effects of cooperative tutoring on academic performance. Treatments for the experimental and control groups are described, and performance based on cognitive style as determined by scores from the Group Embedded Figures Test is discussed. (24…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedWeller, Herman G.; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1994
Discussion of hypermedia-based instruction (HBI) focuses on the effects of cognitive style on student achievement. The development of interactive software for eighth-grade students studying computer ethics is described; gender differences are examined; problems are identified; and information-accessing frequency is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
