Reviews study conducted at the University of Utrecht (Holland) that compared retention of information provided by three different methods: (1) audiotape and slides, (2) tape alone, and (3) slides alone. Posttests are described, and results are analyzed and discussed in terms of the understanding of memory of an illustrated text. (20 references)…

Discusses study that evaluated the effectiveness of a videoconferenced course delivered from a studio classroom for distance education. An introductory accounting course at Mount Saint Vincent University using Distance University Education via Television (DUET) is described, hypotheses tested on the three treatment groups are explained, and…

Describes study designed to investigate dental students' attitudes toward computer-assisted teaching as applied in programs for oral radiology in Denmark. Programs using personal computers and slide projectors with varying degrees of learner and teacher control are described, and differences in attitudes between male and female students are…

Describes a British study with undergraduate accountancy students which compared the quantitative and qualitative effects of three types of embedded tasks or questions--relational-semantic, transpose-semantic, and non-semantic--on learning outcomes. Variables investigated included mathematical background, recall, and comprehension. Relevance of…