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Kopcha, Theodore J.; Sullivan, Howard – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2008
This study examined the effects of prior knowledge, learner preference for control, and type of control (learner or program) on the achievement of middle-school students in a computer-based instructional program on adding and subtracting integers. Students were blocked by preference-for-control scores and randomly assigned to either a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Prior Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology
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Ku, Heng-Yu; Sullivan, Howard J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2002
Investigates the effects of personalized instruction on achievement and attitudes of Taiwanese elementary students on two-step mathematics and word problems. Students initially completed a survey on which they choice their favorite foods, sports, stores, classmates, and other selections. The most popular items were then used to create personalized…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction