ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Computer Assisted Instruction	2
Intermode Differences	2
Learning Motivation	2
Student Attitudes	2
Student Motivation	2
Analysis of Variance	1
Difficulty Level	1
Grade 5	1
Grade 6	1
Higher Education	1
Humor	1
Intermediate Grades	1
Learning Processes	1
Learning Strategies	1
Learning Theories	1
Microcomputers	1
Motivation Techniques	1
Perception	1
Pretests Posttests	1
Questionnaires	1
Research Methodology	1
Retention (Psychology)	1
Sex Differences	1
Tables (Data)	1
Undergraduate Students	1
More ▼

Source

Author

Grabowski, Barbara	1
Seymour, Sherrie L.	1
Snetsinger, Wendy	1

Publication Type

Reports - Research	2
Speeches/Meeting Papers	2
Tests/Questionnaires	1

Education Level

Audience

Researchers

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

The Use of Humor in a CBI Science Lesson To Enhance Retention.

Download full text

Snetsinger, Wendy; Grabowski, Barbara – 1994

This research experiment studied the effect of humor versus non-humor on learning and retention of a computer-based instructional (CBI) lesson on tick identification. The experiment also surveyed the subjects' enjoyment of the lesson material, their personal experiences with ticks, and their concerns about ticks and tick-borne diseases.…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Humor, Intermode Differences

Microcomputers and Continuing Motivation.

Seymour, Sherrie L.; And Others – 1986

This study investigated the effects of medium of instruction, task difficulty, and gender on continuing motivation. A total of 139 fifth and sixth graders with previous computer experience completed an initial learning task in one of the two media formats (computer or paper/pencil) and under either a hard or easy difficulty level. Students' choice…

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Difficulty Level, Grade 5