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Effects of Learning Strategies on Student Reading Literacy Performance
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Li, Jie; Chun, Cecilia Ka-wai – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2012
This study assesses the effects of the use of learning strategies on student literacy performance based on the 2002 Hong Kong Program for International Student Assessment. The descriptive statistics show that students use the memorization strategy almost as frequently as the elaboration strategy. Independent sample t-tests reveal that female…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Direct Instruction
The Effect of Adjunct Questions on Learning from a Videotape Lesson.
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Kirschner, Paul A.; Brink, Henk J. v. d. – 1979
A fixed-pace video-lesson which had adjunct questions (AQs) interspersed throughout was viewed by 134 freshman psychology students to determine if AQs have a facilitative effect on relevant and/or incidental learning from a videotape lesson, and, if they do, to discover the optimal combination of the factors of position and type of question, and…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Criterion Referenced Tests, Feedback, Foreign Countries
Approaches to Learning and Student Acceptance of Self-Study Packages.
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Jones, Alice; Kember, David – Educational and Training Technology International, 1994
Examines the attitudes of physiotherapy students toward the replacement of conventional lectures with self-learning packages at the Hong Kong Polytechnic. Highlights include learning processes; a comparison of physiotherapy students with other students; and correlations between evaluation questions and English language fluency. (Contains 10…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Correlation, English (Second Language)
Teaching Less and Learning More?--A Personal Experience.
Kowalski, Robert – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
This discussion of teaching methods in higher education in Great Britain focuses on lectures as the dominant method and explores ways to change to more student-centered methods of instruction. A study is described that used interviews and questionnaires to determine teacher and student views on lecture versus discussion formats. (LRW)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Media Influence on Learning: Examining the Role of Preconceptions.
Krendl, Kathy A. – Educational Communication and Technology, 1986
This discussion of research on media influences on learning describes a study of 611 students, grades three through 10, that examined user preconceptions about learning activities; examined differences in preconceptions across demographic subgroups based on gender and grade level; and interpreted results according to a theoretical learning model.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation
The Effect of Interaction and Perceived Need for Training on Learning and Time Spent Learning from Computer-Based Instruction.
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Schwier, Richard A.; Misanchuk, Earl R. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1988
Describes study that examined the effects of embedded questions and review frames on learning from computer-based instruction as well as the effect of perceived need for training on performance. Experimental and control group treatments for management training are explained, hypotheses tested are presented, and results are analyzed. (24…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Hypothesis Testing, Interaction