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Kleider-Tesler, Einat; Prior, Anat; Katzir, Tami – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2019
The current study examined the effects of a computerized training program on reading comprehension, confidence ratings, and calibration of comprehension in adolescents with poor and good reading comprehension. Ninety 10th graders participated in the study and completed three training sessions. In each session, participants read two expository…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Elgie, Robert; Sapien, Robert; Fullerton, Lynne; Moore, Brian – Journal of School Nursing, 2010
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-assisted emergency preparedness course for school nurses. Participants from a convenience sample (52) of school nurses from New Mexico were randomly assigned to intervention or control groups in an experimental after-only posttest design. Intervention group participants…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, School Nurses, Emergency Programs
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Moore, David Richard – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2007
Instructional strategies for teaching concepts have long been identified. Less commonly studied is a learner's level of confidence and certitude in their knowledge based upon exposure to these instructional treatments. This experimental research study used an instrument referred to as the Spatial Probability Measure (SPM) to solicit levels of…
Descriptors: Probability, Educational Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation
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Reinking, David – Reading Research Quarterly, 1988
Investigates whether readers comprehend a text better when it is displayed conventionally (on printed pages) or computer-mediated (offering the reader access to additional information, or controlling the reader's processing of the text). Comprehension scores were significantly higher for readers of the computer-mediated, computer-assisted texts.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Confidence Testing, Elementary Education, Grade 5
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Velayo, Richard S. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1994
Examines how well students remember information presented through computer-assisted instruction as a function of a self-reference strategy. Memory test scores and student confidence levels were significantly higher for self-reference students. Confidence level had a relatively high correlation with the total memory test score. Amount of time spent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Confidence Testing
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Clark, Kevin; Dwyer, Francis M. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1998
This study examined the effects of different types of computer-assisted feedback strategies (knowledge of correct response, knowledge of response, and elaborative) and different types of information (facts, concepts, and principles) on student achievement and response confidence. Findings indicated a positive correlation between achievement and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Confidence Testing, Correlation
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Bruno, James E. – Computers in the Schools, 1987
Discussion of how computer technology can be integrated into elementary school instruction focuses on evaluating student learning through test scoring. Highlights include descriptions of a computer-based instructional delivery system, modified confidence weighted admissible probability measurement (MCW-APM), and computer-managed instructional…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction, Confidence Testing
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Murray, Tom; And Others – Interactive Learning Environments, 1990
Describes an intelligent tutoring system designed to help students remedy misconceptions of physics concepts based on a teaching strategy called bridging analogies. Highlights include tutoring strategies; misconceptions in science education; the example situation network; confidence checking; formative evaluation with college students, including…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Confidence Testing, Formative Evaluation