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Sustik, Joan M.; Brown, Bobby R. – 1979
A study of 130 undergraduate students enrolled in a course on auiovisual techniques sought to determine whether heuristic or algorithmic computer-based problem solving training would be differentially effective for students varying in cognitive complexity as measured by the Educational Set Scale (ESS). The interaction was investigated between one…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Jonassen, David H.; Pearson, Marilyn – 1986
This study compared the efficiency (time) and accuracy of two representations of instructional algorithms--list versus flow chart--for the task of using indexes to search for document numbers in the U.S. Documents Monthly Catalog. Participants were 55 undergraduates and 5 adults at the Virginia Military Institute. Two sets (flow charts and lists)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Attitudes
