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Adams, Thomas M., II; And Others – Educational Technology, 1987
Describes a study that examined the relationship between academic ability or aptitude, as measured by grade point average and American College Test scores, and achievement with and without computer-assisted instruction. (15 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
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Katz, Yaacov J.; Francis, Leslie J. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1995
Discussion of teacher attitudes toward computer-assisted instruction (CAI) highlights a study that examined the relationship between Eysenck's personality factors (i.e., extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism), religiosity, and attitudes toward CAI in a sample of 190 female teacher trainees at Bar-Ilan University (Israel). (36 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Correlation, Females
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Ford, 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
Reeves, Thomas C. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1986
Critiques comparative research and evaluation methods used to assess effectiveness of interactive video and proposes alternative models of research design that go beyond comparative analysis into understanding and control of the effective dimensions of interactive video, i.e., controlled correlation; instructional events, cognitive psychology, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
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Weller, 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
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Ross, John A.; Smyth, Elizabeth – Roeper Review, 1995
The importance of instructing gifted students in correlational reasoning is emphasized, with attention to what the skill involves and why it is difficult to learn; effective teaching strategies; and successful programs in whole-class, cooperative-learning, and computer formats. Implications in programming for gifted students are discussed. (SW)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Webster, Jane; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1993
Defines playfulness in human-computer interactions in terms of flow theory and explores the dimensionality of the flow concept. Two studies are reported that investigated the factor structure and correlates of flow in human-computer interactions: one examined MBA students using Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software, and one examined employees using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Courseware, Electronic Mail
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Ertmer, Peggy A.; And Others – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Describes a study of undergraduates completing electronic mail and word processing tasks that investigated the effects of experience on attitudes toward computers and judgment of confidence, or self-efficacy. Use of the Computer Technologies Survey is discussed, and treatment of experimental and control groups is described. Survey instrument and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Electronic Mail
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Shute, Valerie J.; Glaser, Robert – Interactive Learning Environments, 1990
Presents an evaluation of "Smithtown," an intelligent tutoring system designed to teach inductive inquiry skills and principles of basic microeconomics. Two studies of individual differences in learning are described, including a comparison of knowledge acquisition with traditional instruction; hypotheses tested are discussed; and the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cluster Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction