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Rieber, Lloyd P. – 1991
The effects of visual grouping strategies involving animated and static graphic presentations on learning were studied. Also studied was the ability of students to learn a scientific rule presented incidentally in an animated sequence in the hope of replicating results from previous research. A total of 39 fourth graders participated in an…
Descriptors: Animation, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
McNeely, Sandra – 1988
This study investigated the effectiveness of a library program utilizing learning centers combined with cooperative learning groups to teach research skills. Thirty-four fourth-grade students were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Students in Group A, the experimental group, were taught research skills in the library by progressing through…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Grade 4, Instructional Effectiveness
Hicks, Reta D.; Monroe, Eula E. – 1977
This study investigated the effectiveness of teaching specific rather than global comprehension skills; the correlations among sex, intelligence level, and comprehension gain when taught global or specific comprehension skills; and the correlations between the factors of intelligence, comprehension, and vocabulary without regard for the teaching…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 6, Intelligence, Intermediate Grades
Forsyth, Alfred S., Jr. – 1986
This study investigated place location learning from a simulated environmental exploration experience in terms of two variables: gender (both cognitive and affective effects) and presence and/or type of accompanying map. Subjects were 120 fourth and fifth grade students, who were randomly selected and assigned after stratification on gender. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Grade 4
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Beentjes, Johannes W. J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Television, 1993
Describes a study conducted in the Netherlands that investigated the effectiveness of news stories watched on television and news stories read by students in grades five and six. Results are compared for children who expected a test and those who did not, and earlier media studies with adults are reviewed. (20 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6
Dewees, Kris B. – 1987
This report describes an investigation of the effect of teaching library and research skills using the "Pooh Step-by-Step Guide for Writing the Research Paper" on the performance of fourth grade students on the reference materials portion of the SRA (Science Research Associates) Achievement Series tests. The random selection of two…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides, Elementary School Students
Kercher, Lydia; McClurg, Patricia – 1985
This paper explores the issue of how, when, and where to teach keyboarding at the elementary school level through a review of the keyboarding literature and descriptions of three studies conducted with fifth grade students in the laboratory school at the University of Wyoming. The literature review briefly summarizes findings on the following…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Creative Writing, Grade 5
Barron, Linda; And Others – 1989
The use of contextualized learning environments with learners who are at risk of school failure arises from the recognition that students who are introduced to concepts and strategies out of a meaningful context will view them as irrelevant to daily life. Contexts created by teachers using videotape and random access videodisc technologies have…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 5, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness
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Large, Andrew; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Describes a study of 120 grade-6 students in Montreal that compared "Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia" on CD-ROM with its print version to determine students' ability to recall information and to draw inferences from it. Presentation conditions, retrieval conditions, text characteristics, and future research plans are discussed.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Encyclopedias, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Ross, Steven M.; And Others – 1991
Two programs for providing distance tutoring for at-risk elementary school children were implemented and evaluated in successive years. Each program employed 10 graduate education students as tutors for approximately 25 sixth-grade children, i.e., 2-3 tutees per student. Tutoring exercises were oriented around writing and language skills…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Distance Education, Electronic Mail, Grade 6
Ross, Steven M.; And Others – 1987
The development and evaluation of several microcomputer-based strategies designed to facilitate learning how to solve mathematics word problems by personalizing examples in accord with individuals' background and interests are described in this paper. The first of two studies conducted with fifth and sixth grade students to evaluate these…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Higher Education
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Van Haalen, Teresa; Bright, George W. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1993
Describes a study of fifth graders that investigated whether types of revision and quality of writing vary for bilingual and monolingual students when using word processors as compared with paper and pencil. Topics discussed include keyboarding skills, bilingualism, and language art skills. (Contains 27 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis
Handal, Gilbert A.; Leiner, Marie A.; Gonzalez, Carlos; Rogel, Erika – 1999
The main objective of this program was to produce animated educational material to stimulate students' interest and learning process related to the sciences and to measure their impact. The program material was designed to support middle school educators with an effective, accessible, and novel didactic tool produced specifically to enhance and…
Descriptors: Animation, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Klein, James D.; Cavalier, Jamie C. – 1999
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of implementing cooperative learning and objectives with computer-based instruction (CBI). Subjects were 125 fifth and sixth grade students. Cooperative dyads and individuals worked through a CBI earth science program that contained either instructional objectives, advance organizers, or no…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
Volk, Christian; Ritchie, Donn – 1999
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of two generative learning strategies, concept maps and manipulation of objects, and to determine if either works better with individual learners or in cooperative learning groups. A total of 80 sixth-grade students in science education were randomly assigned to group or individual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Concept Mapping, Cooperative Learning