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Structured Computer Learning Activities at School and Participation in Out-of-School Structured Activities.
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Hecht, Jeffrey B.; Dwyer, David J. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Examines the relationship between student participation in structured activities and academic success at school; discusses the use of computers in schools; and describes a study that investigated 220 students in 3 high schools to determine relationships between participation in structured activities and successful computer use in school. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
The Effects of Embedding an Instructional Map in Hypermedia Courseware.
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Barba, Robertta H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Describes a study of high school students that investigated the impact of embedding an instructional map into hypermedia courseware on student achievement. Treatment of experimental and control groups is described, results of pretests and posttests are compared, and implications for software designers and teachers are suggested. (Contains 23…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Changing Nature of Teaching and Learning in Computer-Based Classrooms.
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Swan, Karen; Mitrani, Marco – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Discussion of changes in learning as a result of computer-assisted instruction focuses on a study that compared interactions between at-risk high school students and teachers. Use of two different integrated learning systems with interactions between the same students and teachers during traditional classroom instruction was examined. (Contains 26…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change
Science Process Skills of 10th-Grade Biology Students in a Computer-Assisted Learning Setting.
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Lazarowitz, Reuven; Huppert, Jehuda – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Describes a study of high school students that investigated the impact of computer-assisted learning (CAL) integrated with classroom-laboratory instruction versus classroom-laboratory work alone on students' achievement and mastery of science process skills in a microbiology course. Posttest scores are compared and the curriculum integration of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills by Teaching "with" the Computer: A Comparative Study.
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Cousins, J. Bradley; Ross, John A. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Describes a study that investigated the use of the computer as a tool for improving high school students' correlational reasoning skills. Treatment of experimental and control groups is described; previous studies of tool-mode computer-based instruction are reviewed; and cooperative group learning and student attitudes are discussed. (Contains 44…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Correlation, Grade 10