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Williamson, Donald A.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1976
Attempts to evaluate the effect of various combinations of traditional instructional methods (TM) and personalized instruction (PSI) on final exam scores. It is hypothesized that groups which received PSI combined with enrichment provided by TM will score significantly higher on their cumulative final exam than students who receive instruction by…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Educational Testing, Individualized Instruction, Learning Processes

Howell, Kenneth W. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1978
The use of peers to provide instructional control was investigated in two studies. The first determined the reliability with which students identify multiplication fact errors. The second investigated the effectiveness of a peer-mediated drill procedure for instruction on multiplication facts. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Testing, Illustrations, Multiplication

Thornell, John G. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1977
Examines possible relationships between the analytic/global dimension of cognitive style, as defined by Davis and Klausmeier (1970) and measured by the Children's Embedded Figures Test (CEFT), and two modes of instruction varying in the level of written guidance (Intermediate and Maximal) provided the learner. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Individual Differences

Rankin, R. J.; Trepper, Terry – Journal of Experimental Education, 1978
Programed instruction in sex knowledge was presented via computer to 30 college students under varying conditions of informational feedback delay (IF). Immediate feedback following each response was compared with feedback following a 15-second delay for each response. Delay conditions provided significantly more retention than immediate…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Testing, Feedback, Higher Education