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Moderation of Achievement Prediction in an Elementary School Metric Curriculum by Trait X Instructional Method Interactions
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Keim-Abbott, Sylvia; Abbott, Robert D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
The interaction of mental ability and of two different instructional methods was investigated for a second grade linear metric curriculum unit. Mental ability was positively correlated with achievement under the guided discovery method, but essentially uncorrelated for the self paced mastery learning method. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Students
Learner Control of Context and Instructional Support in Learning Elementary School Mathematics.
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Morrison, Gary R.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
This study examined learner-control strategies for selecting problem context and level of instructional support on a computer-based mathematics unit on the metric system. Subjects were 240 sixth grade students assigned to 15 treatments. Performance was lowest under learner-control instructional support conditions even though subjects indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect