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Viteli, Jarmo – 1989
The purpose of this study--which was a part of the Flexible Learning Environment project at the University School of Nova University in Florida--was to determine if there was a difference in learning to solve mathematics word problems between groups using computer assisted instruction and groups taught by teachers. Fifth-grade students (N=31) were…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Foreign Countries, Grade 5
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Beentjes, Johannes W. J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Television, 1993
Describes a study conducted in the Netherlands that investigated the effectiveness of news stories watched on television and news stories read by students in grades five and six. Results are compared for children who expected a test and those who did not, and earlier media studies with adults are reviewed. (20 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Large, Andrew; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Describes a study of 120 grade-6 students in Montreal that compared "Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia" on CD-ROM with its print version to determine students' ability to recall information and to draw inferences from it. Presentation conditions, retrieval conditions, text characteristics, and future research plans are discussed.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Encyclopedias, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Kirman, Joseph M.; Goldberg, Jack – 1980
This study compared teachers instructed in use of Landsat satellite maps through one-way television and simultaneous telephone group conferencing to another teacher group instructed directly. Thirty teachers of intermediate children in Edmonton and Sherwood Park, Alberta, received 5 hours of instruction about Landsat maps over a 2-week period;…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Cable Television, Conventional Instruction, Educational Television
Baron, Lois J.; And Others – 1992
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of both ability grouping and cooperative training on microcomputer learning at the upper elementary level using both drill and practice and tutorial software programs. A total of 263 grade 5 and 6 students participated in the study. Half of the group was trained on cooperative interpersonal…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Handal, Gilbert A.; Leiner, Marie A.; Gonzalez, Carlos; Rogel, Erika – 1999
The main objective of this program was to produce animated educational material to stimulate students' interest and learning process related to the sciences and to measure their impact. The program material was designed to support middle school educators with an effective, accessible, and novel didactic tool produced specifically to enhance and…
Descriptors: Animation, Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries