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Peer reviewedZsiray, Stephen W., Jr. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1984
Describes a study of the effectiveness of microcomputer-based instruction compared with the lecture method and independent-reading approaches in delivering instruction on library information retrieval skills to eighth-grade students. Results indicate the microcomputer-based courseware and lecture method were identical in instructional…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 8, Independent Reading, Indexes
Peer reviewedKrendl, Kathy A.; Fredin, Eric S. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1986
This field study examined learning effects attributable to instructional design characteristics when eighth-grade science students used a print encyclopedia or a videotex version of the encyclopedia to write term papers. Results suggest that specific effects of instructional design characteristics of a delivery system are of a limited nature. (MBR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Encyclopedias
