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Zavarella, Carol A.; Ignash, Jan M. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2009
Studies of students enrolled in computer-based instruction have yielded mixed results, with some reporting a high dropout rate. Tis article describes a quantitative study examining the probability of students' withdrawal from a computer- versus lecture-based developmental math course based on learning style, reasons for selecting the instructional…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Education Courses, Dropout Rate, Developmental Studies Programs
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Brecht, H. David – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2012
This study empirically examines the instructional value of online video lectures--videos that a course's instructor prepares to supplement classroom or online-broadcast lectures. The study examines data from a classroom course, where the videos have a slower, more step-by-step lecture style than the classroom lectures; student use of videos is…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Instructional Material Evaluation, Video Technology, Multimedia Instruction
Taylor, Virginia – 1977
A study was performed to examine the attitudes of adult students toward a new mode of instruction (individualized instruction including modularized self-paced units) and to determine course effectiveness in terms of completion rates and final examination results. The subjects were sixty-five adult students who were enrolled in two calculus classes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Calculus, Dropout Rate
Miller, Edward Ed.; Graves-Desai, Kelly, Ed.; Maloney, Karen, Ed. – Harvard Education Letter, 1996
This document is comprised of volume 12 of the Harvard Education Letter, published bimonthly and addressing current issues in elementary-secondary education. Articles in this volume include the following: (1) January-February--"Early Reports From Kentucky on Cash Rewards for 'Successful' Schools Reveal Many Problems" (Miller), "New…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Indian Culture, At Risk Persons, Block Scheduling