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Peer reviewedRiding, Richard; Chambers, Philip – Educational and Training Technology International, 1992
Discusses information retrieval and the future of databases in education, examines problem-solving strategies, and describes a study of undergraduate students that compared the use of a traditional textbook with the use of the electronic version on CD-ROM. Performance on tests and strategies used to answer questions are analyzed. (20 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Databases
Peer reviewedMichael, Joel A.; Rovick, Allen A. – Medical Teacher, 1986
Promotes the use of computer-based simulations in the pre-clinical medical curriculum as a means of providing students with opportunities for problem solving. Describes simple simulations of skeletal muscle loads, complex simulations of major organ systems and comprehensive simulation models of the entire human body. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedUnderwood, Jean; And Others – Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education, 1994
Researchers observed relationships between exposure to home electronic technologies and classroom disposition and performance in secondary school students. Interviews to determine computer literacy and use suggested that successful performance and richness of technological environment correlated with declared home computer use. Home use did not…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
