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Korie Munley – ProQuest LLC, 2021
To continue to meet the changing needs of students and the evolving higher education environment, further exploration into the viability of an online career development course was needed. The purpose of this post-positivist, quantitative, quasi-experimental design study was to examine the effectiveness of an online career development course versus…
Descriptors: Career Development, Online Courses, Career Choice, Decision Making
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Smith, Andrew; Ling, Peter; Hill, Doug – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2008
This paper reports the findings of a study of Multiple Modes of Delivery in Australian universities that was commissioned by Australian Universities Teaching Committee over the period 2001-2004. The project examined and described the various means of educational delivery deployed by Australian universities. It identified the pedagogical,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Delivery Systems, Intermode Differences, Performance Factors
Brent, Linda J. Buehner – 1990
This report describes an experiment investigating the effects of cognitive style, presentation format, and task content on learning. Cognitive style was described in terms of hemisphericity (i.e., left- or right-brain influence on perception). Presentation format consisted of graphics, text, and a combination of the two. The tasks consisted of…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Decision Making
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Olsen, Christopher R.; Bozeman, William C. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1988
Discussion of the selection of appropriate statistical procedures by educators highlights a study conducted to investigate the effectiveness of decision aids in facilitating the use of appropriate statistics. Experimental groups and a control group using a printed flow chart, a computer-based decision aid, and a standard text are described. (11…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making
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Oisboid, Dean M.; And Others – Computers and Education, 1989
Describes a microcomputer-based simulation for educating teachers in classroom planning and decision-making. The conversion of a card-based simulation to microcomputers is discussed; variables involved in preinstructional decisions, classroom objectives, and managing student behavior are described; and teachers' observed policies are compared with…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classroom Techniques, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski; Haas, Mary – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1991
Describes a study of novice and advanced preservice teachers that explored the effect of a computer simulation on decision-making training for planning lessons. Treatments of the experimental and control groups are described, results of pretests and posttests are analyzed, and further research is suggested. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Criteria, Decision Making
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Lindner, James R.; Dooley, Kim E.; Murphy, Tim H. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2001
Describes differences between on-campus and distance learners by knowledge, skills, and abilities based on a comparative study of doctoral students at Texas A&M University. Highlights include student perceptions of their competencies; and the use of competency models as assessment tools for strategic decision making and development of courses…
Descriptors: College Planning, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Competency Based Education