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Jensen, Patricia E. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1985
This study of the effectiveness of three instructional methods in teaching basic subject cataloging determined that microcomputer programed instruction differed significantly from television lecture and printed text in terms of each of three scores on pretest, posttest, and retest (overall achievement, achievement on factual knowledge, problem…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Ajayi-Dopemu, Y.; Talabi, J. K. – Journal of Educational Television, 1985
This study investigated the effectiveness of videotape as a medium for communicating skills in audiovisual instruction to education students at a university. Results indicate videotape mediated instruction can be better for developing skills in some practical aspects of audiovisual instruction than the lecture method. (MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Instruction, Higher Education, Intermode Differences
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Thomas, Rex; Gustafson, Brian – AEDS Journal, 1983
Documents the design, development, and evaluation of a computer-managed spelling system for use with microcomputers in elementary schools. A comparison of this new technology with more conventional instruction, which indicated its greater effectiveness and economy, is also described, and implications for the future of computers in education are…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
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Johnson, D. LaMont; And Others – AEDS Journal, 1982
The effectiveness of a computer-assisted training method using computer simulation of two subsets of the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children--Revised was compared with traditional methods for teaching the administration of the test. Results suggest that the computer simulation was a very effective teaching method. Eleven references are listed.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
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Thomas, Peter; Price, Blaine; Paine, Carina; Richards, Mike – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Presents findings from a small-scale experiment investigating the presentation of a synchronous, Web-based remote electronic exam in a distance education course. Discusses student experiences based on a questionnaire; time pressures; technical issues; differences between the structure of an electronic exam and a paper-based exam; and future work,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Distance Education, Futures (of Society)
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Clariana, Roy; Wallace, Patricia – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Describes a study that seeks to confirm several key factors in computer-based versus paper-based assessment. Based on earlier research, the factors considered in this study of undergraduates include content familiarity; computer familiarity; competitiveness; and gender. Reports results of analysis of variance that showed the computer-based test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Attitudes
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Ritchie, Helen; Newby, Timothy J. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1989
Describes study of undergraduates that was conducted to compare the influence of the instructional environment on the frequency and types of interactions, performance, and student attitudes. Three treatment groups are described: (1) traditional classroom with instructor; (2) TV broadcast studio classroom with instructor; and (3) studio classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Educational Television
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Lajoie, Susanne P.; Lesgold, Alan – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1989
Discussion of cognitive apprenticeships highlights a computer-based coached practice environment called SHERLOCK that was developed for Air Force technicians. Training for complex skills is discussed, comparisons are made between results with SHERLOCK and results with apprenticeship models that have human coaches, and possible future enhancements…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Streufert, Siegfried; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Discussion of the degree of training effectiveness in management training technologies focuses on a training experiment which employed two scenarios of a computer assisted simulation. Structural components of managerial effectiveness versus specific content of managerial tasks are described, and suggestions for future training technologies are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Futures (of Society)
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Riel, Margaret – Interactive Learning Environments, 1990
Discusses the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in education and summarizes three studies that demonstrated the positive effect of electronic networking on elementary and secondary students' reading and writing skills and their interest in meaningful educational activities. Highlights include knowledge construction; collaborative…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning
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Livingston, Lori A. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1991
This study was designed to determine whether differences in performance on a popular instructional gaming package would be observed under differing conditions of color presentation. It was hypothesized that performance would be enhanced under a monochromatic and/or moderately colored condition, and least successful under a multicolored condition.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Color, Computer Games, Computer Software
Terrell, Dudley J. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1990
Describes study of Army aviation students who were enrolled in training program that was designed to compare the effects of two strategies of error remediation during computer-based instruction (CBI). Treatments for the two experimental groups and a control group that had no CBI are described, and results of pretests and posttests are discussed.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Error Correction, Feedback
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Dewhurst, David G.; MacLeod, Hamish A.; Norris, Tracey A. M. – Computers & Education, 2000
Discussion of computer-based learning (CBL) in universities focuses on a study in the United Kingdom that measured the effectiveness of replacing lectures with CBL materials. Describes the results of questionnaires used to assess students' perceptions of the usefulness and effectiveness of the CBL materials compared to lectures. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Porter, Stephen R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2004
This chapter describes the different types of paper and electronic surveys currently available and their costs and benefits in terms of equipment and printing costs, demands on staff time, and ease of use.
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Mail Surveys, Economic Impact, Equipment Evaluation
Choi, Cynthia C.; Browne-Ferrigno, Tricia; Muth, Rodney – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2005
The goal of this comparative study was to explore the online interactions among members of two learning communities. The two cases examined two different cohorts in the same professional preparation program for school principals and administrators: a distance-learning cohort and an onsite university-district partnership cohort in which online…
Descriptors: Role, Computer Mediated Communication, Academic Achievement, Learning Activities
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