This study examined the relationship between the timing of feedback in programmed instruction and the cognitive levels of the tasks involved. The subjects were 195 college students from the Principles of Accounting I course at the University of Texas at Austin. Three test groups--an immediate feedback treatment group, an end-of-session feedback…

An empirical study investigated whether personality characteristics have a bearing on an individual's success with particular modes of instruction, in this case, computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and the programed text (PT). The study was developed in an attempt to establish useful criteria on which to base a rationale for choosing suitable…