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Gall, Dan – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
A study to compare the effectiveness of an in-person library orientation with an online asynchronous orientation was conducted with three sections of Social Work Research Methods, a required course in the University of Iowa's Master of Social Work program. Two sections of the course received an online orientation involving short videos, text and…
Descriptors: Orientation, Library Services, Library Instruction, Conventional Instruction
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

Buchanan, Nancy L.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1992
A computerized presentation explaining how to use the library online catalog (NOTIS) was produced at Texas A&M University. A study using students in first-year composition courses verified that students who viewed the presentation were able to use the online catalog more effectively than those who did not, especially for subject searching. (12…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education

Holman, Lucy – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2000
Compares computer-assisted instruction in an online library tutorial with the traditional classroom approach to bibliographic instruction. Results of pretests and posttests were compared with students who did not participate in instruction and it is suggested that further research is needed in the area of confidence levels and library use.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction

Manzari, Laura; McCartney, Ellen – Research Strategies, 1994
Describes a study conducted at the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University (New York) that measured librarians' opinions of and attitudes toward a self-paced bibliographic instruction workbook. Survey results were compared for librarians who used the self-paced approach and those who followed a traditional approach. (Contains six references.)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conventional Instruction, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing

Alexander, Linda B.; Smith, Robert C. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Describes a quasi-experimental study at Western Kentucky University that compared a traditional required, for-credit class in library skills with a Web-based course. Discusses skills level, satisfaction, and demographics, and includes a copy of the student survey used. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Demography