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Ling, Guangming; Bridgeman, Brent – International Journal of Testing, 2013
To explore the potential effect of computer type on the Test of English as a Foreign Language-Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) Writing Test, a sample of 444 international students was used. The students were randomly assigned to either a laptop or a desktop computer to write two TOEFL iBT practice essays in a simulated testing environment, followed…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Writing Tests, Essays, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Proske, Antje; Narciss, Susanne; McNamara, Danielle S. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2012
Research on expert performance suggests that deliberate practice provides optimal opportunities for expertise development. This study examined whether the provision of computer-based scaffolding (CBS) guiding deliberate practice facilitates students' development of writing expertise. A CBS environment "escribo" was designed to externally…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Feedback (Response), Writing Research, Expertise
Hawley, David E.; And Others – 1986
Designed to develop procedures and acquire information to help decision-makers establish policies for the use of microcomputers for computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this study involved the following steps: (1) a school-based research project was conducted to determine the costs and effects of microcomputer-assisted instruction; (2) an…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Cost Effectiveness
Michaud, Pierre; And Others – 1986
Students in certain French language schools in eastern Ontario took part in this initial experiment in the teaching of computer and electronic programing at the elementary school level. This project had three objectives for optimizing the pedagogical impact of these first attempts at teaching programing: (1) to describe the context of this initial…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Fletcher, J. D.; And Others – 1990
The costs, effects, and utility of mathematics instruction supplemented by microcomputer presentations were compared with those of traditional classroom approaches for grades 3 and 5. The study was completed at a single school in a rural area of Saskatchewan, Canada, where two classrooms at each grade level were used in a pretest-posttest design.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Conventional Instruction
Ploeger, Floyd D. – 1983
This in-depth review of the literature synthesizes articles and abstracts identified as education-oriented microcomputer research studies published since 1979. A brief, historic overview of educational computing is followed by a review of the Becker (1983) survey, which concerned the distribution of microcomputers in education in the United…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Intermode Differences, Learning Processes
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Varank, Ilhan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2006
Computer-based instructional applications are considered an effective alternative to traditional teaching methods and today in numerous educational and training settings, interactive computer programs are used to teach young students and adults computer literacy skills. The purpose of this study is to compare the attitudes and motivations of…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Lecture Method, Intermode Differences
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White, Charles S. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1987
Conducted to determine whether use of computerized file-management programs can enhance the development of information processing skills, this two-treatment experiment found that seventh through twelfth grade students in the computer-using/structured activities group received significantly higher mean scores than the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
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Galloway, Jerry P. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
The effects of teaching with analogies on students' conceptual understanding and explanations of educational computing were examined with three groups of preservice teachers in a computer literacy course. Students who were taught using complete analogies were found to have a better grasp of computing concepts than those taught using undeveloped…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Whiting, John – Educational and Training Technology International, 1989
Reports on a study of university students that evaluated presentation styles in computer-assisted learning (CAL) and computer-based training (CBT) programs. Monochrome and colored textual presentations are compared, differences between computer-naive and computer-literate users are explored, and implications for the design of CAL and CBT programs…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy
Gilman, David A.; Brantley, Tamara – 1988
Two self-contained fourth grade classrooms were compared during a 1-year study conducted in a small rural community in Indiana. Pre-test measures consisted of the previous year's third grade scores on the Cognitive Abilities test and a self-developed inventory of attitude toward school and computers. The control group (n=28) received instruction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Koroghlanian, Carol M.; Sullivan, Howard J. – 1999
This study investigated the effects of audio and text density on the achievement, time-in-program, and attitudes of 134 undergraduates. Data concerning the subjects' preexisting computer skills and experience, as well as demographic information, were also collected. The instruction in visual design principles was delivered by computer and included…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Instruction, Auditory Stimuli, Comparative Analysis
Wiggins, Marvin E. – 1994
This document is the final report to the U.S. Department of Education of a research and development grant awarded to establish a fully equipped electronic training room and test the effectiveness of hands-on instruction in learning the NOTIS OPAC (online public access catalog) and the Silver-Platter ERIC database on CD-ROM. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Electronic Classrooms
Lippert, Susan K.; Granger, Mary J. – 1998
Many university business schools have an instructor-led course introducing computer software application packages. This course is often required for all undergraduates and is a prerequisite to other courses, such as accounting, finance, marketing, and operations management. Knowledge and skills gained in this course should enable students not only…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education