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The Effects of Logo Instruction on Elementary Students' Attitudes toward Computers and School.
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Lever, Sharon; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1989
Describes study that was conducted to determine whether Logo instruction could improve the attitudes of fifth grade students toward microcomputers and toward school in general. Differences in gender and ability groupings are explored, treatment of experimental and control groups is described, and the Computer/School Questionnaire developed for the…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures
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
Microcomputers and Continuing Motivation.
Seymour, Sherrie L.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology, 1987
Describes study that investigated the effects of medium of instructional practice, task difficulty, and gender on continuing motivation. Microcomputers and paper and pencil format were compared on tasks at a hard or easy difficulty level with fifth and sixth grade students, and questionnaires were used to determine student attitudes. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
Students' Attitudes towards Control Methods in Computer-Assisted Instruction.
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Hintze, Hanne; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1988
Describes study designed to investigate dental students' attitudes toward computer-assisted teaching as applied in programs for oral radiology in Denmark. Programs using personal computers and slide projectors with varying degrees of learner and teacher control are described, and differences in attitudes between male and female students are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Dental Schools, Developed Nations
Microcomputers and Continuing Motivation.
Seymour, Sherrie L.; And Others – 1986
This study investigated the effects of medium of instruction, task difficulty, and gender on continuing motivation. A total of 139 fifth and sixth graders with previous computer experience completed an initial learning task in one of the two media formats (computer or paper/pencil) and under either a hard or easy difficulty level. Students' choice…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Difficulty Level, Grade 5
Teaching English via Closed-Circuit Television in a Sex-Segregated Community.
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Al-Saadat, Abdullah; Afifi, Elhami – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1990
Describes study conducted at King Faisal University to determine the effectiveness of closed-circuit television instruction for use with female students in a sex-segregated environment where there is a lack of qualified female instructors. Simultaneous instruction with male and female classes is evaluated, hypotheses tested are explained, and…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Educational Television, English (Second Language), Faculty Recruitment
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