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Mastery Learning Benefits Low-Aptitude Students
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Ironsmith, Marsha; Eppler, Marion A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
We tested the effects of instructional method (lecture vs. mastery) and aptitude (high, medium, low GPA levels) on students' academic performance and achievement motivation goals. Students enrolled in a developmental psychology course received either traditional lecture or mastery (Keller's Personalized System of Instruction [PSI]) instruction.…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Lecture Method, Developmental Psychology, Achievement Need
Affective Learning in Online Multimedia and Lecture Versions of an Introductory Computing Course
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Moneta, Giovanni B.; Kekkonen-Moneta, Synnove S. – Educational Psychology, 2007
This study evaluated students' affective learning in an introductory computing course that was taught in Hong Kong once in a lecture format and twice in a rich interactive multimedia online format to 414 college students in all. A simplified experience sampling method was used to assess affective learning at the midterm and end of each course in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Literacy, Academic Ability, Self Efficacy
The Effectiveness of a Simulation-Gaming Method of Instruction for Teaching College Level Introductory Economics.
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Fraas, John W. – 1979
The effectiveness of the simulation-gaming method of instruction as opposed to the lecture-discussion method in teaching a college introductory economics course is examined. One hundred and twenty Ashland College freshmen were tested to determine their knowledge, interest, and training in economics; retention of knowledge seven weeks after the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis