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Janniro, Michael J. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1993
Describes a study conducted by the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute for their forensic science curriculum that investigated the effects of computer-based instruction on student learning of psychophysiological detection of deception test question formulation. Treatment of the experimental and control group is explained and posttest scores…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
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Wilkes, C. Wynn; Burnham, Byron R. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1991
Discussion of learner motivations and learner satisfaction in distance education courses using electronic media focuses on a study at Utah State University that compared students using an audio/graphic system with students taught by traditional methods. The use of the Educational Participation Scale (EPS) and the Learning Environment Inventory…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Audiovisual Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
Aspillaga, Macarena – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1991
Describes a study of undergraduates that examined the effects on retention of the screen location of information displayed in computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for Spanish. Three treatment groups are described: (1) text was relevant to graphical information; (2) text was at the upper middle section of the screen; and (3) text was random. (32…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
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Thornam, Christine L.; Phillips, Sally – TechTrends, 2001
Discussion of online education and the possible loss of teacher-student relationships focuses on a case study of a graduate nursing course that compared interactivity in online and face-to-face sections of the same course. Considers survey results that showed the online section perceiving less interactivity, and suggests further research. (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
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Tucker, Sheila – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2001
This study examined pretest and posttest scores, homework grades, research paper grades, final exam scores, final course grades, learning styles, and ages of distance education and traditional students enrolled in a business communications class to determine if distance education is better, worse, or as good as traditional education. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Business Administration Education, Cognitive Style, Conventional Instruction
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Stephens, Derek – Education for Information, 2001
Compares the use of computers with traditional paper and pencil to deliver objective tests for summative assessment with undergraduates in the United Kingdom. Considers issues of gender differences, objective testing, computer anxiety, and benefits to staff and students, and recommends the need for pre-test preparation and practice testing.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Testing, Gender Issues
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Hopson, Michael H.; Simms, Richard L.; Knezek, Gerald A. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2002
Examined the effects of a technology-enriched classroom on student development of higher-order thinking skills and student attitudes toward computers in grades five and six. Describes use of the Ross Test of Higher Cognitive Processes and the Computer Attitude Questionnaire, compares results with students in traditional classrooms, and suggest…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Conventional Instruction
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Kirkwood, Margaret; Sharp, Bob; de Vito, Giuseppe; Nimmo, Myra A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Describes a CD-ROM version of a basic course in exercise physiology that was developed in the United Kingdom to overcome problems of staff time, expense, ethical considerations, and large student numbers. Compares it to a traditional course and concludes that adding more active learning approaches to the CD-ROM would enhance student learning. (LRW)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Course Evaluation
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Ricci, Christine M.; Beal, Carole R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
In order to examine the influence of interactive media on children's story memory, first-grade children experienced a computer-based story in one of four presentation modes, two of which were interactive. In the interaction groups, there was no relation between the amount of interaction with the story and subsequent memory. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Children, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction
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de Jong, Maria T.; Bus, Adriana G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
An adult read to 12 children from a regular paper book. Twenty-four children explored a similar electronic book. For half of this group, the electronic book was with and for half without restrictions on games. Regular book format was more supportive of learning story content and phrasing; both formats supported internalization of features of…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Books, Children, Individual Differences
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Brown-Syed, Christopher; Adkins, Denice; Tsai, Hui-Hsien – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2005
This article looks at learning styles of library and information science (LIS) students. Felder and Solomon's "Index of Learning Styles" was administered to 108 LIS students between 2001 and 2002. These results were analyzed with respect to results from learning style assessments administered in the 1980s. Learning style preferences were compared…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Cognitive Style, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction
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Staarman, Judith Kleine; Aarnoutse, Cor; Verhoeven, Ludo – International Journal of Educational Research, 2003
This article investigates the multimodal discourses taking place in a primary school computer supported collaborative literacy environment, in which face-to-face talk in pairs is combined with computer-mediated communication. Following a socially mediated model of education, we have taken into account the collaborative process of the participants…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Intermode Differences, Discourse Communities, Discourse Analysis
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McFadden, Cheryl C. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2004
Distance education might be a viable alternative to preparing principal candidates amid a national shortage of qualified applicants. Distance education has the potential of preparing more candidates in less time than the traditional method of face-to-face instruction. Distance education allows institutions to reach candidates in rural areas that…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Management Development, Adoption (Ideas), Mail Surveys
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Ward, Barbara – Journal of Statistics Education, 2004
This study compares students' performance and attitudes in a hybrid (blend of online and face-to-face) model of Elementary Statistics and a traditional (face-to-face) model of the same course. Performance was measured by test, quiz, project, and final exam grades. Attitude was measured by the results of a course survey administered at the end of…
Descriptors: Statistics, Instruction, Blended Learning, Traditional Schools
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Christmann, Edwin P.; Badgett, John L. – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2003
This meta-analysis compared the academic achievement of elementary students who received either traditional instruction or traditional instruction supplemented with CAI. From the 68 effect sizes, an overall mean effect size of 0.342 was calculated, indicating that, on average, students receiving traditional instruction supplemented with CAI…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Effect Size, Conventional Instruction
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