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Eastman, Susan Tyler – 1984
In a study designed to see how students accommodated a new technology, 27 eighth graders used a microcomputer in a middle school science class to access a commercial videotex service containing an electronic encyclopedia as part of an assignment to write a theme. Field observations of computer use and student interviews were used to collect data.…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Intermode Differences
Eastman, Susan Tyler – Educational Communication and Technology, 1986
This study of microcomputer use to access an online encyclopedia revealed attitudes of eighth-graders towards computer technology and videotex. Electronic searching is compared to searching with traditional library print materials for a science course, the role of computer printouts is discussed, and research methods including observation and…
Descriptors: Databases, Encyclopedias, Information Seeking, Intermode Differences
Montgomerie, T. Craig – 1982
A study examined the use of Telidon, the Canadian videotex system, as a delivery vehicle for computer-based distance education in an introductory high school mechanics course. Specifically analyzed were (1) the relative educational effectiveness of Telidon, traditional correspondence, and traditional, in-school modes of instruction; (2) the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Correspondence Study