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Davis, William J. – 1975
This study investigated the validity of the research methodology which sought to compare methods of instruction through the application of univariate statistical procedures, to contribute to the development of the theoretical position which contended that students of different abilities, needs, preferences, and attitudes should be differentially…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Doctoral Dissertations
Reiser, Robert A.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology, 1986
Examines the effects of mastery criteria on the performance and attitudes of undergraduate students who were divided into three treatment groups with mastery criteria set at 70 percent, 80 percent, and 90 percent respectively. Their performance and attitudes were also compared when mastery criteria were increased, decreased, or kept constant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Mandra, Thomas J. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
This study compared the time required to train maintenance workers receiving instructional content in small groups by means of demonstrations with the time required to train such workers receiving instructional content in larger groups by means of slide/audiotape presentations. Slide/audiotape presentations permitted significant decrease in…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Comparative Analysis, Demonstrations (Educational), Group Instruction
Federico, Pat-Anthony – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1982
To determine whether individual differences in student achievement and learning rate are reduced or eliminated by mastery instruction, 166 navy trainees who completed a computer-managed course in basic electricity and electronics were cluster analyzed using 24 measures of cognitive characteristics. Discriminant analyses were computed between two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style
Johnson, Kent R.; Ruskin, Robert S. – 1977
The state of the art of behavioral instruction and examples of successful implementation of behaviorally-based college teaching are provided in this book. In Chapter 1, the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is covered, including a discussion of the problems inherent in traditional teaching methods that led to the development of personalized…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education
Peer reviewedSpencer, Ken – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1991
Discusses the instructional effectiveness of various educational media, including illustrations; visual-based instructional media, including films, filmstrips, and television; programed learning; computer-assisted learning; audio-tutorial instruction; methods of group organization; and mastery learning methods. Research methodologies are also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiotape Recordings, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
