The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of tutorial and edutainment design of instructional software programs related to the "cell division" topic on student achievements, misconceptions and attitudes. An experimental research design including the cell division achievement test (CAT), the cell division concept test (CCT) and…

This research examined the impact of formative quizzes on e-learning designed to teach volunteers how to tutor struggling readers. Three research questions were addressed: (1) Do embedded quizzes facilitate learning of e-content? (2) Does the announcement of upcoming quizzes affect learning? (3) Does prior knowledge interact with quizzing and…

Results of this study support the use of tutorial computer-based instruction lessons in statistics for improving performance. (Author)

QUEST is a frame-oriented teaching program driver which permits efficient authoring and editing of computer-based tutorials, teaching and testing students by means of these tutorials, and processing and display of responses entered by students. (Author)

It is often assumed that engaging in a one-on-one dialogue with a tutor is more effective than listening to a lecture or reading a text. Although earlier experiments have not always supported this hypothesis, this may be due in part to allowing the tutors to cover different content than the noninteractive instruction. In 7 experiments, we tested…

The paper describes a cybernetic computer-based instructional system, SOCRATES, the teaching model which led to its development, and some of the research accomplished with it. The acronym, SOCRATES, is System for Organizing Content to Review and Teach Educational Subject. It consists of a group of student input-output (I/O) stations wired to a…

Provides brief descriptions of interactive tutorial and simulation programs for reading, writing, and mathematics; and of drill-and-practice courseware packages. (DMM)

The Computer Assisted Instruction Division of the U. S. Army Signal Center and School at Fort Monmouth, N.J., has been engaged in evaluation of CAI in an interactive mode of instruction. The highlights of this computerized training system are presented. (Author/HB)

This paper describes a preliminary validation study of the Instructional Material Motivational Survey (IMMS) derived from the Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction motivational design model. Previous studies related to the IMMS, however, suggest its practical application for motivational evaluation in various instructional settings…

Designed for use with the Computer Assisted Literacy in Libraries (CALL) program (a tutoring program for adult literacy), this curriculum guide suggests resources to use with lessons in the "Laubach Way to Reading" series, a format advocated by the CALL program. After an introduction and a section of definitions and suggestions for using…

This paper describes a tutorial lesson to give teachers a model against which to compare and contrast a variety of instances of such lessons, and to help them to eventually come to a personal position on what constitutes a tutorial computer lesson. Three flow charts are provided as examples of tutorial style episodes. This resource for preservice…

Describes a short course to expose managers to expert systems, consisting of (1) introductory lecture; (2) supervised computer tutorial; (3) lecture and discussion about knowledge structuring and modeling; and (4) small group work on a case study using computers. (SK)

Two types of programed instruction sequences (inquiry and tutorial) were used on the PLATO system to teach electrical network analysis (EE 322, University of Illinois). Two groups of students were selected to use each of the two types of instruction. Both of the instruction sequences were to provide the same performance objectives. The report…

A generative computer-assisted instruction system is being developed to tutor students in analytical geometry. The basis of this development is the thesis that a generative teaching system can be developed by establishing and then stimulating a simplified, explicit model of the human tutor. The goal attempted is that of a computer environment…