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Superka, Douglas P.; Harms, Norris – 1977
The document reports on a study of how different environmental education curriculum units affected secondary students' knowledge of and attitudes toward energy and environmental issues. The sample consisted of 16 secondary science and social studies teachers and 32 classrooms with over 600 students in nine Colorado school districts. Eight teachers…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives
Hutkin, Ronald M., Comp. – 1975
Students' cognitive and affective development in achieving written communication objectives in the context of the world of work were compared with the same objectives placed in a liberal arts context. The research project involved four groups of students at Platte Technical Community College. Two experimental groups completed the cognitive…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
Daellenbach, Lawrence A.; And Others – 1976
A course in macroeconomics was used to investigate the cost effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The experimental design used an experimental section in which the students had the opportunity to use the computer to the intensity of their choice, choosing from tutorial lessons, games, and simulations. The students in the control…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Stadsklev, Ronald – 1970
This educational research was conducted to determine what affective and cognitive effects two different teaching methods have upon a group of 10th grade students learning about the Constitution of America. Both the experimental class, taught by the simulation-game method, and the control group, taught by the lecture discussion method, were…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Attitude Measures, Class Activities, Classroom Research
Caputo, David A. – 1977
This study evaluates the results of innovation in teaching methodology in an American government college course. The assumption of the study was that organizing a course into modules which required students to be tested for proficiency after each module was presented would maximize student factual knowledge gain and would result in improved…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation
Cort, H. Russell, Jr.; Peskowitz, Nancy – 1977
This document, the first volume of the summative evaluation of "Man: A Course of Study" (MACOS), focuses on motivation and achievement of students using the MACOS curriculum. The major purpose of the two-year study was to compare MACOS as it was taught in 57 fifth and sixth grade classes in 15 school districts with other social studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Objectives, Anthropology, Cognitive Objectives