Nine elementary students with attention problems and behavior disorders participated in a comparison of computer assisted instruction (CAI), traditional instruction (TI), and no practice on the mastery of spelling words. Both CAI and TI were significantly more effective than no-practice. There were no significant differences between the CAI and TI…

For art, the open classroom can provide a climate in which all that the student is learning becomes interacting, instead of an isolated subject" conducted in a special place at a special time. (Author)

The author compared the relative efficiency of three methods of presenting and teaching fractions to slow learners in secondary school: formal-traditional method, cuisenaire (unimodel) material, and specially prepared multi-model materials; multi-model materials were found to be the most effective method. (Author/AN)

This study investigated how students felt about two types of career education instructional models: field exposure and didactic. Students who received field exposure training felt more positive about their training experience than students who received didactic instruction, possibly explaining why field exposure training is more effective in…

Presents an overview of methods used in teaching introductory history courses: the lecture, telecourses, programmed instruction, film, multimedia presentations, audio-visual tutorials, self-paced instruction, discussion, simulation, and oral history projects. Decries the underuse of these alternatives. Examples of programs using innovative…

Discussion of the use of the Internet as an instructional tool in higher education focuses on a three-level research framework for the study of campus-wide academic instruction using the Web. Describes how the framework was used for a project at Tel-Aviv University to integrate the Internet into traditional instruction. (Contains 56 references.)…

Describes two decisions in the development of effective blended instruction: selecting the instructional approach and selecting the development approach. Examines a successful training design and development case at a military continuing education college and analyzes it as an application of a blended onsite-online approach to human performance…

Findings from a worldwide information technology firm's research show that electronic learning must deliver practical skills for it to be effective. Asynchronous e-learning was not effective when used as a standalone method. Most participants preferred classroom-based training over e-learning because of the personal interaction. (JOW)

Electrocardiogram technique was taught to 32 nursing students using a self-study module, lecture-demonstration, and hands-on learning laboratories and to 45 students using interactive multimedia CD-ROM with self-study module. Pre/postprogram data show satisfaction and score improvement was high for both, with no significant differences. (Contains…

Provides an overview of recent research on computers in the classroom, highlighting reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and from the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). Research methodology used in studying computer-assisted instruction is discussed, and drill and practice skills versus higher order thinking…