A self-instructional workshop is described in which the effectiveness of a text was determined by pretest and posttest. The results suggest that pretesting and posttesting along with self-instructional materials are feasible alternatives to the usual lecture approach to continuing education. (LBH)

This study investigated differences between distance education and on-campus students using samples from a population of political science students. One group of 101 students was enrolled in Texas government classes taught on campus, and the other group of 101 students was enrolled in Texas government classes taught by Internet. A multiple-choice…

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of the computer-assisted and computer-based instructional methods on students achievement at computer classes and on their attitudes towards using computers. The study, which was completed in 6 weeks, were carried out with 94 sophomores studying in formal education program of Primary…

The "CSE Program Evaluation Kit" is a series of nine books intended to assist people conducting program evaluations. This volume, the third in the kit, discusses the logic underlying the use of quantitative research designs, including the pretest-posttest design, and supplies step-by-step procedures for setting up and interpreting the…

This study examined the role of study abroad programs on a students' cross-cultural awareness. Twenty-four students were enrolled in a study abroad course participated in the study. The students' cross-cultural awareness was assessed prior to and after study abroad using the Cross Cultural Adaptability Inventory test (CCAI). It was hypothesized…

The experiment in this paper attempts to demonstrate that people's errors in recall or distortions of their initial positions are such as to allow them to perceive consistency in their attitudes over time. (Author/RK)

An analysis of various studies which have examined the effect of questions in the textual content of instructional materials. (JB)

Suggestions are offered to give direction to classroom teachers who desire to turn their spelling program around and provide meaningful instruction based on the written communication needs of each student. (Author/MB)

Described is a study designed to test on a scientific basis the effectiveness of Dr. Francis Christensen's program for teaching composition. (RY)

The effect of cognitive style on the performance of four groups of college students (n=326) who used different strategies of study to comprehend prose was investigated. The cognitive styles of the subjects (field dependence/independence) interacted with the strategies of study and seem to affect performance on comprehension of prose at posttest.…

Changes in the motivation and self-confidence of children participating in the Perach Project (an Israeli tutorial program) were investigated. Affective measures were administered to experimental (i.e., tutored children) and control groups during the two-year study. Pretest/posttest results indicated that tutored children performed better on…

A study of education students at University of Ife, Nigeria, indicated that (1) the subjects did not bring a "tabula rasa" knowledge of the course content into the study and (2) the course led to knowledge gain even after the effect of preentry knowledge was "partialed out" from end-of-course knowledge. (Author/BW)

This paper delineates conditions under which the use of change scores will not produce misleading results, and may perhaps be preferable to other methods of analysis. The validity of change scores in randomized pretest-posttest designs is discussed along with situations where analysis of change scores should be used. (Author/GK)