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Students' Actual and Perceived Use of Navigational and Guidance Tools in a Hypermedia Program.
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Trumbull, Deborah; And Others – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
Reports on an exploratory study which used tracking records and evaluation questionnaires to examine the ways students use a hypermedia system. Findings in the following areas are discussed: enjoyment, ease of use, perception of system control, actual search strategies, perceived purposive search strategies, and effectiveness of search strategies.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Hypermedia, Microcomputers
An Examination of the Relationships between Student Conduct and the Number of Computers per Student in Florida Schools.
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Barron, Ann E.; Hogarty, Kristine Y.; Kromery, Jeffrey D.; Lenkway, Peter – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Examines the relationship between computer use (numbers of computers used for instruction) in Florida schools and student conduct, focusing on these conduct violations related to schooling: assault/battery/robbery, breaking and entry/theft/vandalism, and disorderly conduct/fighting/harassment. Results revealed decreases in conduct violations with…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Crime, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Computer Use, Computer Attitudes, and Gender: Differential Implications of Micro and Mainframe Usage among College Students.
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Wu, Yi-Kuo; Morgan, Michael – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Describes study of college students that examined relationships between their attitudes toward computers and amount of computer use. Microcomputer and mainframe computer usage are examined, gender differences are discussed, the need to use computers in classes is considered, and perceived educational benefits and social impact of computers are…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
Computers in Education; Achieving Equitable Access and Use.
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Nolan, Patrick C. J.; And Others – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
This study surveyed 240 students in a New Zealand secondary school on socioeconomic (SES) background, gender, time spent using computers, applications, educational goals, keyboard competency, and attitudes toward computers. No differences were found in computer access across ability, gender, and SES divisions; however, females continue to use…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Software, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
Effects of Cooperative Learning and Learner-Control Modes in Computer-Based Instruction.
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Crooks, Steven M.; And Others – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1996
Investigated the effects of cooperative instruction, individual instruction, and learner control of instructional elements (practice items, summary material, review material) on 128 undergraduate students' test performance, attitudes, option use, and student interactions and found that posttest performance was not influenced by either learner…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Drills (Practice), Higher Education