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Using Podcasts to Replace Lecture: Effects on Student Achievement
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O'Bannon, Blanche W.; Lubke, Jennifer K.; Beard, Jeffrey L.; Britt, Virginia G. – Computers & Education, 2011
This study examined achievement when podcasts were used in place of lecture in the core technology course required for all students seeking teacher licensure at a large research-intensive university in the Southeastern United States. Further, it examined the listening preferences of the podcast group and the barriers to podcast use. The results…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Study Habits, Lecture Method, Achievement Gains
Using IT in the Undergraduate Classroom: Should We Replace the Blackboard with PowerPoint?
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Szabo, Attila; Hastings, Nigel – Computers & Education, 2000
Describes three studies that were performed to investigate the efficacy of digital PowerPoint lecturing in undergraduate classrooms. Results revealed that lecture difficulty, but not the method of lecturing, contributed to grade differences, and suggest that the efficacy of PowerPoint lecturing may be case specific rather than universal.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Independent Student Learning Aided by Computers: An Acceptable Alternative to Lectures?
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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