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Coulter, Shannon E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012
Minimal evidence exists regarding the retrospective pretest's effectiveness as a tool to obtain usable, indirect evidence of student learning in open admissions institutions. The researcher conducted this study to determine if a retrospective pretest more accurately detected a change in students' knowledge compared to a conventional…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research Needs, Course Objectives, Pretests Posttests
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Randel, Josephine M.; And Others – Simulation & Gaming, 1992
Reviews empirical research from 1963 to 1991 that compared the instructional effectiveness of games to conventional classroom instruction. It is concluded that subject matter areas where very specific content can be targeted, especially mathematics, are more likely to show beneficial effects for gaming. (41 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Conventional Instruction