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Charney, Davida; Reder, Lynne – 1985
This paper compares the content of two types of instruction presented to a student either by an intelligent tutoring system or by some conventional text, such as a textbook or a computer user's manual, when the educational goal is skills learning. Two distinct points of view are presented: (1) that of the "expounders," who believe that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computers, Educational Strategies, Guides
Mengel, Nancy S. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1986
This study demonstrated that, although standard instructional design revisions of a traditional textbook chapter had no effect on teacher attitudes toward adoption of the material, the revised version of the chapter significantly improved student performance. Teacher and student participants in the study were from the St. Petersburg…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adoption (Ideas), Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis