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Peer reviewedKirkwood, Margaret; Sharp, Bob; de Vito, Giuseppe; Nimmo, Myra A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Describes a CD-ROM version of a basic course in exercise physiology that was developed in the United Kingdom to overcome problems of staff time, expense, ethical considerations, and large student numbers. Compares it to a traditional course and concludes that adding more active learning approaches to the CD-ROM would enhance student learning. (LRW)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedLarge, 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
