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Effects on Children's Achievement and Curiosity of Variations in Learner Control over an Interactive Video Lesson.
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Arnone, Marilyn P.; Grabowski, Barbara L. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
The effects of variations in learner control were examined for an interactive lesson presented as a videodisc visit to an art museum. The 101 first and second grade subjects were assigned to program control, learner control, and learner control with advisement conditions, or to a control group. Data on achievement and curiosity were analyzed. (28…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Learner Control of Context and Instructional Support in Learning Elementary School Mathematics.
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Morrison, Gary R.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
This study examined learner-control strategies for selecting problem context and level of instructional support on a computer-based mathematics unit on the metric system. Subjects were 240 sixth grade students assigned to 15 treatments. Performance was lowest under learner-control instructional support conditions even though subjects indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect
The Effects of Cooperative Learning and Learner Control on High- and Average-Ability Students.
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Hooper, Simon; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
Describes a study that examined the effects of cooperative versus individual computer-based instruction on the performance of high- and average-ability fourth-grade students. Effects of learner and program control are investigated; student attitudes toward instructional content, learning in groups, and partners are discussed; and further research…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Curiosity as a Personality Variable Influencing Learning in a Learner Controlled Lesson with and without Advisement.
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Arnone, Marilyn P.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1994
Describes a study that investigated the effect of curiosity on learning art education facts and concepts by first and second graders in computer-based interactive learner-controlled environments with and without advisement. Results are compared with a previous study on learner control and advisement, and implications for instructional design are…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Art Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction