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Peer reviewedStrickland, James – Computers and Composition, 1989
Reports a protocol study of a freshman composition student to examine how significant a problem it actually is to learn to operate a computer, how influential students' expectations about computers are, whether the use of a computer promoted the importance of invention strategies, and whether computers encourage revision. (MS)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSafrit, M. J.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1988
Discussion of the evaluation of courseware focuses on a study conducted to evaluate the Health and Fitness Assessment (HAFA) program, which was designed to elicit problem solving skills to assess health and fitness parameters and develop exercise prescriptions. Protocol analysis is described and the analysis of interpretive statements is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Exercise
Download full textCooper, C. Crys – 1993
The experiences of novice users (freshman students at Ohio University) searching OCLC's FIRSTSEARCH set of databases were studied. The 13 subjects were asked to complete a search on the FIRSTSEARCH databases; and data were collected through observations, administration of a questionnaire, and a thinking-aloud protocol. Data were analyzed to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Freshmen, Databases, Gateway Systems
Peer reviewedElshout, Jan J.; Veenman, Marcel V. J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1992
The relationship between intellectual ability, working method, and learning was investigated with simulations in both structured and unstructured learning environments. High- and low-intelligence college students' thinking-aloud protocols were analyzed on quality of working method. Results indicated that both intellectual ability and working…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style, College Students, Computer Simulation
Thomas, Patricia – 1993
The experience of novice users searching SilverPlatter's ERIC CD-ROM on the Macintosh was studied. Ten students from an introductory master's level course in library and information science were recruited as volunteer subjects. Subjects were asked to complete a search on the ERIC CD-ROM; and data were collected via observations, a think-aloud…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Educational Experience, Educational Research, Graduate Students
Strickland, James – 1987
Although there are many retrospective accounts from teachers and professional writers concerning the effect of computers on their writing, there are few real-time accounts of students struggling to simultaneously develop as writers and cope with computers. To fill this void in "testimonial data," a study examining talking-aloud protocols from a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
