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Hung, Jui-Long; Hsu, Yu-Chang; Rice, Kerry – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study investigated an innovative approach of program evaluation through analyses of student learning logs, demographic data, and end-of-course evaluation surveys in an online K-12 supplemental program. The results support the development of a program evaluation model for decision making on teaching and learning at the K-12 level. A case study…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Databases, Virtual Classrooms, Decision Support Systems
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Fidel, Raya; Soergel, Dagobert – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1983
Presents conceptual framework for organization of factors (independent variables) affecting online bibliographic retrieval. Roles that variables play in research studies are described and examples considering various elements--setting, user, request, database, search system, searcher, search process, search outcome--are provided. Twenty-one…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems, Performance Factors
Wise, Lauress L.; And Others – 1983
This report describes plans for the development of a major longitudinal research database designed to support the development and validation of new predictors of Army performance, and also new measures of Army performance against which the new predictors can be validated. The following aspects of the database are addressed: (1) the anticipated…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
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Palmquist, Ruth A.; Kim, Kyung-Sun – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Describes a study that investigated the effects of cognitive style (field dependent and field independent) and online database search experience (novice and experienced) on undergraduate World Wide Web search performance. Considers user factors to predict search efficiency and discusses implications for Web interface design and user training…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Databases
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Damerau, Fred J. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Examines the use of various statistical techniques for generating domain-oriented multiword vocabulary terms for natural language database systems. Conclusions show the vocabulary clustering effect should be considered when making significance calculations and that a simple ratio of subject matter relative frequency to total sample relative…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Cluster Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Database Design
Balaraman, Kamala – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1991
Describes preliminary results of a study that examined the effect of individual differences on the use of CD-ROM databases by novice undergraduate users. Factors considered include age, sex, native language, major, computer literacy, computer affinity, personality traits, learning style, visual ability, and perceived usefulness of the system. A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Correlation, Databases, Higher Education