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Download full textFederico, Pat-Anthony – 1984
To determine whether individual differences in student achievement and learning rate are reduced or eliminated by mastery instruction, 166 Navy trainees who had completed a computer-managed course in basic electricity and electronics were cluster-analyzed into groups, using 24 measures of cognitive characteristics. Discriminant analyses were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Managed Instruction, Individual Differences, Learning Processes
Federico, Pat-Anthony – 1984
To ascertain changes in cognitive correlates of learning as students advance through hierarchical instruction, 24 individual difference measures were obtained from 166 Navy trainees who had completed a computer-managed course in electricity and electronics. Principal component analysis and varimax rotation were computed for cognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Ability, Computer Managed Instruction
Shlechter, Theodore M. – 1986
Over 150 papers and articles were examined, and interviews with noted computer-based instruction (CBI) professionals were conducted to obtain information about CBI and the research evidence. Focus was on four main areas of CBI research--costs, learning achievements, individual differences, and student attitudes. Consistent empirical evidence did…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
