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French, Sarah; Kennedy, Gregor – Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 2016
Over the past few years the question of whether the lecture is an effective teaching method has been one of the most heatedly debated topics in the field of higher education. While research on the effectiveness of lectures has been carried out since at least the 1960s, the value of the lecture has been increasingly questioned recently for a number…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Relevance (Education), Educational Quality, Instructional Effectiveness
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Farrukh, A.; Mayberry, J. F. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2014
During the last twenty years there has been a significant growth in the training of overseas students especially within the European Union. This development has been paralleled by the emergence of off-shore medical schools in the American hemisphere. These facilities are to be found in both traditional established universities as well as less…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Education, Study Abroad, Professional Education
Moore, Martha V.; And Others – 1979
This study compares the effectiveness of three types of computer graphics display for computer-assisted instruction in (1) low level (boxed alphanumerics and schematics), (2) medium level (line drawings), and (3) high level (line drawings plus animations). Three groups of 30 enlisted personnel at the Engineering School and the Defense Mapping…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Hearing (Physiology), Intermode Differences
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Ma, Yan – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1994
Describes a pilot project to develop and test a method for determining whether DAPPOR, a computer-assisted instruction drill program, and a print drill program produce a measurable difference in test scores of students learning the DIALOG command language. Recommendations for full-scale research and for modifying DAPPOR are provided. (Contains 17…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Graduate Students
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Balson, Paul M.; And Others – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1985
Advantages and disadvantages of videodisc-based programs for training military paramedics were explored by comparing instructor-controlled and student-controlled videodisc groups with each other and with a control group taught by traditional methods. Results indicate reduced instructional time with no achievement loss and high user satisfaction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Research, Intermode Differences
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Stephenson, Stanley D. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1994
Recent work in small-group computer-based training (CBT) reveals that the approach does not necessarily lead to higher achievement. Many of the studies, however, have methodological weaknesses. If proper guidance and structure can be provided to group members, using small group CBT should lead to higher achievement than individual CBT. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Learning, Aptitude, Comparative Analysis