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Evaluating Characteristics of Top and Bottom Performance: Online versus In-Class
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Fendler, Richard J.; Ruff, Craig; Shrikhande, Milind – American Journal of Distance Education, 2016
This study compared the characteristics of students who excel (those in the top quarter of their class) and students who merely survive (bottom quarter of class) when attending a course either in-class or online. Student characteristics such as personal attributes (learning styles and gender), individual competence (grade point average), and major…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Conventional Instruction, Ability Grouping, High Achievement
The Effects of Progressive Interactivity on Learning from Interactive Video.
Schaffer, Lemuel C.; Hannafin, Michael J. – Educational Communication and Technology, 1986
Studies the effects of varying levels of interactivity on the learning rate of 98 high school students using four increasingly interactive versions of computer-based interactive video instruction. Students are grouped by ability levels and results are compared for recall rate, instructional time, and acquisition rate. Twenty-two references are…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Graphs
A Comparison of Answer until Correct Feedback and Knowledge of Correct Response Feedback under Two Conditions of Contextualization.
Clariana, Roy B. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1990
Discussion of various types of feedback used in computer-assisted instruction focuses on a study of low-ability eleventh graders that compared the effectiveness of answer until correct (AUC) feedback with knowledge of correct response (KCR) feedback. Achievement data on posttests as well as time data are analyzed. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis
The Comparative Effects of Televised and Programmed Instruction.
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Talabi, J. K. – Journal of Educational Television, 1989
This study compared the effects of televised and programed instruction on the achievement of students from rural and urban secondary schools in Nigeria. A pretest posttest control group design was used, and it was found that the two types of instruction had different effects for different locations and ability groups. (seven references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis
Can U.S. Developed CAI Work Effectively in a Developing Country?
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Royer, James M.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Describes a study that examined the impact of computer-assisted instruction developed in the United States on the reading and math performance of students in Grenada. Results were compared with students receiving conventional instruction for high and low ability students and for gender differences. (Contains seven references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Open Education and Reading Comprehension of High-Ability and Low-Ability Elementary School Pupils.
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Eshel, Yohanan; And Others – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
Describes study of 435 Israeli elementary school students to assess effects of open education on reading comprehension assignments. Literature on open education is reviewed, the hypotheses tested are described, results are analyzed comparing the effects of open education with the effects of traditional classroom instruction, and 46 references are…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction