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Using "Sesame Street" To Facilitate Children's Recognition of Letters and Numbers.
Reiser, Robert A.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1988
Describes study that explored how adults who watch "Sesame Street" with children can facilitate the children's recognition of letters and numbers presented on the show. Treatment and control groups providing various types of feedback with preschool children are explained, posttests are analyzed, and possible implications for racial…
Descriptors: Adults, Analysis of Covariance, Educational Television, Feedback
The Effects of Practice and Orienting Activities on Learning from Interactive Video.
Phillips, Timothy L.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1988
Describes study conducted with undergraduate students to examine the combined effects of orienting activities and levels of practice on learning from interactive video. The videodisc used, "Tour of the National Gallery of Art," is described, posttests and results are analyzed, and suggestions for further research are given. (27…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Feedback, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Text Density Level as a Design Variable in Instructional Displays.
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
The Effects of Variations in Lesson Control and Practice on Learning from Interactive Video.
Hannafin, Michael J.; Colamaio, MaryAnne E. – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
Discussion of the effects of variations in lesson control and practice on the learning of facts, procedures, and problem-solving skills during interactive video instruction focuses on a study of graduates and advanced level undergraduates learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Embedded questioning methods and posttests used are described.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Comparison of Computer-Assisted Instruction and Print Drill Performance: A Research Note.
Campbell, Donald L.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
A comparison of the performance of two groups of third grade students practicing division problems is used to assess the effect of a commercial computer-assisted instruction drill program on learning. The progress of the experimental group (using computers) is compared with that of a group using conventional print drill practice. (20 references)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Division
The Effect of Age of Viewer and Gender of the Narrator on Children's Visual Attention and Recall of Story Ideas.
Klein, James D.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
Reviews study that investigated the interaction between the age of the viewer and the gender of the narrator of a film. Visual attention to the program by second and fifth graders is described, and recall of story ideas as measured by a multiple-choice test is analyzed. (21 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Audiovisual Instruction, Elementary Education
Obtaining More Out of Less Text in CBI: Effects of Varied Text Density Levels as a Function of Learner Characteristics and Control Strategy.
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
A Computer-Based Strategy for Personalizing Verbal Problems in Teaching Mathematics.
Ross, Steven M.; Anand, Padma G. – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
Describes study designed to investigate the effectiveness of personalizing verbal math problems on division of fractions for fifth and sixth grades using microcomputer-generated lessons. Treatment and control group results are analyzed, and results support the hypothesis that the personalized context group was superior in problem solving and had…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Division, Elementary Education