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Hannafin, Michael J.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
This study of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in computer literacy courses focuses on the effects of orienting activities and varied cognitive processing times on learning facts and deriving inferences. Highlights include computer-based instruction processing, embedded instructional activities, and suggestions for further research.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Higher Education
Morrison, Gary R.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1988
Describes study that examined text density levels as a design variable in print and computer-based instructional presentations. The six treatment groups are explained, including low density, high density, and learner controlled density; attitude surveys and achievement posttests are described; and implications of the findings for instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Preferences
Ross, Steven M.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1988
Describes study of undergraduate teacher education majors which was designed to examine the function of text density level (high, low, or learner controlled) and various learner characteristics in learning from expository text in computer based instruction (CBI). Selection of print media versus CBI is discussed, pretests and posttests are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
