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Mory, Edna H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Describes a study of undergraduates that compared the effects of response-certitude adaptive and nonadaptive feedback in a computer-based lesson of verbal information and defined concept tasks. Effects on student performance, feedback-study time, and lesson efficiency are discussed, and implications for future research are suggested. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction

Shute, Valerie J.; Glaser, Robert – Interactive Learning Environments, 1990
Presents an evaluation of "Smithtown," an intelligent tutoring system designed to teach inductive inquiry skills and principles of basic microeconomics. Two studies of individual differences in learning are described, including a comparison of knowledge acquisition with traditional instruction; hypotheses tested are discussed; and the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cluster Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction

Coldevin, Gary; And Others – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1993
Describes a study that examined the extent to which different levels of instructional control and varied learner characteristics affected performance and time on task, using interactive video in a college biochemistry course. Prior knowledge and learner internality/externality are discussed, and interaction between learner ability and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Biochemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction