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Falk, John H.; Balling, John D. – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
The impact of a field trip on the attitudes, behavior, and learning of 196 third- and fifth-grade students was assessed. Third grade students seemed overwhelmed by the field trip and learned more from an outdoor science activity near their school. Fifth grade students were stimulated by the trip and bored by the outdoor lesson. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary Education, Field Trips
Ross, Steven M. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1984
Three adaptive models encompassing variations of instructional support, incentives, and context of presentations were developed and validated through eight separate studies which compared the teaching of statistics under computer-managed instruction or teacher-managed systems. Results indicate instructional support adaptations were effective, but…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education
Zahner, Jane E. – 1993
A framework is presented for library instruction that integrates learning in the cognitive and affective domains. A study is reported that supports such a framework. Central to this instruction is the use of an overall strategy called FOCUS, FORMAT, FIND, and EVALUATE. The study compared the effects of two methods of academic library instruction…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Copeland, Willis D.; Kingsford, Steve – 1981
The effectiveness of two approaches used by the Ventura-Santa Barbara County (California) School Resource Network to meet district-wide staff development needs is evaluated in this report. A new inservice training method, characterized by facilitation teams working within schools on site-specific needs, is contrasted to a district-wide topical…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Wiggins, Marvin E. – 1994
This document is the final report to the U.S. Department of Education of a research and development grant awarded to establish a fully equipped electronic training room and test the effectiveness of hands-on instruction in learning the NOTIS OPAC (online public access catalog) and the Silver-Platter ERIC database on CD-ROM. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Electronic Classrooms