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Leppmann, P. K.; Herrmann, T. F. – 1981
The effects of distributed study, self-pacing, a criterion of mastery, and individualized testing were examined by assigning 422 students in an introductory psychology course to one of four different teaching/learning systems. The first encompassed a traditional lecture/discussion group format. The second employed the personalized system of…
Descriptors: Individual Testing, Intermode Differences, Lecture Method, Mastery Learning
Evans, Alan D. – 1978
Three members of the Ohio State University Astronomy department developed an audiovisual program in Astronomy to provide a format for more active student participation than is possible in large lecture sessions. The program consists of 18 filmstrip/cassette modules and an integrated textbook which were utilized on an individual basis, allowing…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Audiovisual Instruction, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
Minnick, D. R.; Steele, K. L. – 1977
Auto-tutorial instruction was compared to traditional lecture instruction in a university entomology course. In seven consecutive terms, undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory entomology course were divided into two groups: Group I received only lecture instruction on insect orders, while Group II was dismissed for three consecutive…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation, Educational Research, Entomology
Download full textJang, Younghee – 1992
This study investigated the cognitive benefits of learning how to program by determining the degree of cognitive transfer of programming skills at a construct level to solving analogous problems in other domains. Subjects, who were students enrolled in four sections of the beginning Pascal programming course and two sections of a calculus course,…
Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Intermode Differences
Poehler, David L. – 1984
A pilot project examined the effectiveness of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in teaching selected concepts of health and fitness: coronary risk, lifestyle, and nutrition as related to weight control. A convenience sample of 58 students from two Concepts of Health and Fitness classes were randomly assigned to two groups, both of which used…
Descriptors: Body Weight, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Soled, Suzanne Wegener; And Others – 1989
The purpose of this experimental study was to determine the effects of interactive video versus traditional lecture on cognitive learning and affective behaviors of undergraduate nursing students. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant differences in the cognitive achievement scores of students taught by an interactive videodisk…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction
Rehn, Robert A. – 1985
The relationship between student personality traits and achievement with either mediated self-instruction or didactic large group instruction was investigated. Subjects were 159 female third-year nursing students at Loyola University of Chicago. Subjects received instruction on tracheostomy care and intravenous (I.V.) therapy through either a…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Audiotape Recordings, Autoinstructional Aids, Dogmatism
