To establish an attribute by treatment interaction (ATI) between anxiety, stress, and response mode to programed instruction, a research design was used which consisted of two experimentally manipulated variables, stress and response mode, and two variables assigned on the basis of test score: the facilitating and debilitating anxiety scores of…

The purposes of this study were to investigate the validity of a self-estimated persistence measure as a predictor of academic achievement and to study whether persistence interacted with instructional method. It was hypothesized that a moderate amount of persistence--neither too much nor too little--would lead to the highest achievement, forming…

The effects of distraction on achievement are particularly important in relation to the acceptability of computer-assisted instructional materials. In addition to these effects, various levels of anxiety may also be deleterious to the learner. In order to measure the effects of both distraction and anxiety 121 subjects were used in a two-by-two…

Some of the investigations concerned with the effectiveness of different modes of responding to programed and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are reviewed. The findings suggest that when student familiarity with program content is low, or when there is little program redundancy as determined by the blackout ratio, constructing responses leads…

The interaction of behavioral objectives, sequence order, and test and state anxiety were investigated. The study had four purposes: 1) to examine the effects of objectives on achievement; 2) to investigate the effects of sequencing; 3) to study the interaction of availability of objectives and sequence; 4) to study the effects of objectives and…

Explores background and cognitive development of low SES pupils to determine whether programed materials actually raise their achievement above levels anticipated from their academic retardation. Results do not support this contention, and a more elaborate study is suggested. (CJ)