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Download full textDoll, Lynda S.; Thompson, Dennis N. – 1987
A study compared the amount of contact and the attitudes of young and old individuals toward computers and computer-based instruction (CAI). Developmental differences were examined in the effectiveness of two instructional design features--the use of pictorial (graphics) versus highlighting--and extent of learner participation. Fifty elderly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Wood, James A.; And Others – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1986
Study of algebra students' response to availability of optional interactive computer graphing lessons analyzed responses of both users and non-users. Information sought included number of lessons completed, students' opinions of value and difficulty of lessons, whether students felt threatened by computer use, and relationship of gender and age to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
PDF pending restorationFeldmann, Shirley C.; Fish, Marian C. – 1987
A study examined the relative comprehension difficulty and the influence of reader and text characteristics on reading comprehension for texts presented in traditional print or on the microcomputer screen. Two urban samples of mixed ethnicity were used, 95 low reading level high school students (grades 9 through 12) and 112 high ability eighth…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Computer Assisted Instruction, High Schools, Junior High Schools
Hamada-Adler, Renee; White, Mary Alice – 1982
Do children and adults who are novices in their use of microcomputers differ in their approaches when learning a computer language? Ten fourth- and fifth-grade students and 10 graduate students were observed learning the language BASIC on microcomputers. All sessions were tape recorded and verbalizations subsequently coded. Verbalizations, the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences, Audiotape Recordings
Peer reviewedMarchionini, Gary; Teague, Jerry – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1987
Describes study that was designed to explore whether elementary students of different ages could effectively use selected electronic information services. The performances of students in grades two-three and grades four-six in using an online encyclopedia are compared, examples of searches are presented, and suggestions for further research are…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedKrendl, Kathy A.; Broihier, Mary – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Describes a study that examined the evolution of students' perceptions in grades 4 through 10 concerning computers over the course of 3 years. The use of Clark's concept of media attributions is explained; and results related to the three dependent variables of preference, perceived learning, and perceived difficulty are reported. (32 references)…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypothesis Testing
Hativa, Nira – 1991
This report summarizes the results of studies of four computer-assisted integrated learning systems (ILS) designed to teach students arithmetic: two in Israel (TOAM--distributed in the United States as DEGEM and SEMEL) and two in the United States (CCC and WICAT). The qualitative and quantitative studies identified cognitive, sociological, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction
