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Accessing Elaborations on Core Information in a Hypermedia Environment.
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Welsh, Thomas M.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
Describes a study of undergraduates that compared three strategies for indicating links in a hypermedia system to determine their effect on learner navigation and learner perceptions of ease of use. Highlights include three linking display types; the density of links; elaboration types; time intervals; and implications for hypermedia system…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
The Use of Hyper-Reference and Conventional Dictionaries.
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Aust, Ronald; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
Describes a study of 80 undergraduate foreign language learners that compared the use of a hyper-reference source incorporating an electronic dictionary and a conventional paper dictionary. Measures of consultation frequency, study time, efficiency, and comprehension are examined; bilingual and monolingual dictionary use is compared; and further…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction
Selective Use of Animation and Feedback in Computer-Based Instruction.
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Park, Ok-choon; Gittelman, Stuart S. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Discussion of computer-based instruction and animation focuses on a study of undergraduates that investigated the effects of two computer-based instructional strategies, visual display and feedback type, on teaching how to troubleshoot electronic circuits. Time spent on various components of the program is also examined. (35 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Animation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Mental Effort and Video-Based Learning: The Relationship of Preconceptions and the Effects of Interactive and Covert Practice.
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Cennamo, Katherine S.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1991
Describes study of undergraduates that investigated learners' preconceptions of the difficulty of interactive video, instructional television, and television. The effects of actively or covertly responding to practice questions on perceived mental effort, recall, and inferences are examined, and correlations between lesson time and inference or…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Concept Formation, Correlation, Educational Television
Effects of Cooperative Learning and Need for Affiliation on Performance, Time on Task, and Satisfaction.
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Klein, James D.; Pridemore, Doris R. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Describes a study that was conducted to investigate the effect of cooperative learning and the need for affiliation on performance, time on task, and satisfaction of undergraduates using an instructional television lesson. Individual measures are described, cooperative versus individual learning strategies are compared, and future research is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affiliation Need, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning
Curiosity as a Personality Variable Influencing Learning in a Learner Controlled Lesson with and without Advisement.
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Arnone, Marilyn P.; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1994
Describes a study that investigated the effect of curiosity on learning art education facts and concepts by first and second graders in computer-based interactive learner-controlled environments with and without advisement. Results are compared with a previous study on learner control and advisement, and implications for instructional design are…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Art Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Learner Control Modes and Incentive Variations in Computer-Delivered Instruction.
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Hicken, Samuel; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Describes a study of undergraduate students that investigated the effects of two types of learner control and two types of incentives--task-contingent and performance-contingent--on learners' achievement, attitudes, use of options, and time on program using computer-delivered instruction. Implications for instructional design and research are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation