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Galloway, Jerry P. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
The effects of teaching with analogies on students' conceptual understanding and explanations of educational computing were examined with three groups of preservice teachers in a computer literacy course. Students who were taught using complete analogies were found to have a better grasp of computing concepts than those taught using undeveloped…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Whiting, John – Educational and Training Technology International, 1989
Reports on a study of university students that evaluated presentation styles in computer-assisted learning (CAL) and computer-based training (CBT) programs. Monochrome and colored textual presentations are compared, differences between computer-naive and computer-literate users are explored, and implications for the design of CAL and CBT programs…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy
Koroghlanian, Carol M.; Sullivan, Howard J. – 1999
This study investigated the effects of audio and text density on the achievement, time-in-program, and attitudes of 134 undergraduates. Data concerning the subjects' preexisting computer skills and experience, as well as demographic information, were also collected. The instruction in visual design principles was delivered by computer and included…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Instruction, Auditory Stimuli, Comparative Analysis