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To Cooperate or Not to Cooperate in CAI: That Is the Question.
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Mevarech, Zemira R.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1987
This study investigated whether learning with a computer in small group settings would produce higher levels of achievement, attitudes, and prosocial orientation than learning in individualized settings. Participants were 115 junior high school students. Results and their implications are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Individual Instruction
Resource-based Learning: Shifting the Load.
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Jones, Allan R. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1986
Noting the success of Britain's Open University with its reliance on self-paced workbooks, independent reading and computer-based instruction, this article offers a case study of the introduction of a resource-based learning component in the final year of an honors geography course. States that helping students maintain regular study patterns was…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
Does a Computer System Help to Teach a Sight Vocabulary to Children with Severe Learning Difficulties?
Wright, A.; Anderson, M. – Western European Education, 1988
Reports on a study that investigated whether computer-assisted instruction is as effective and efficient as teacher-only instruction in helping children with severe learning difficulties master a basic sight vocabulary. Concludes that children can significantly improve their sight vocabulary with minimal daily individual instruction and that the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Workshop Tutorials: Accommodating Student-Centered Learning in Large First Year University Physics Courses.
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Sharma, Manjula D.; Millar, Rosemary; Seth, Suman – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Presents the results of introducing cooperative learning tutorials into large first-year physics classes at the University of Sydney. Finds that students attending more than half the total number of tutorials scored significantly better than those attending less than half. Student reaction to the tutorials was generally positive. Contains 31…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Instruction
Who Benefits from Cooperative Computer-Assisted Instruction?
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Mevarech, Zemira R. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1993
Describes a study of third-grade students in Israel that examined the differential effects of cooperative and individual computer-assisted instruction on mathematics achievement, amount of invested mental effort, academic recognition, and social acceptance of high and low achieving students. Theoretical and empirical implications are discussed,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Effects of Experience on Microcomputer Use in Primary Schools: Results of a Second Survey.
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Jackson, Anita C.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1988
Compares results of a current survey with an earlier one conducted in the United Kingdom to examine microcomputer use in primary schools. Highlights include the effect of experience; teacher training; influences on software use; individual versus group use; influences on cooperative behavior; teachers' aims in using microcomputers; and future…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries