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De-Chih Lee; Ching-Yi Chang – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
During the digital age, self-directed learning has emerged as an effective teaching strategy in designing class activities within the educational sphere, prompting an investigation into its impact on the effectiveness of instruction in the K-12 context. This article presents a meta-analysis aimed at examining the efficacy of self-directed learning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Independent Study, Active Learning
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Johansen, Justin; Wiley, David – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
The purposes of this study were to (a) determine the cost of converting BYU Independent Study's e-learning courses into OpenCourseWare, (b) assess the impact of opening those courses on paid enrollment in the credit-bearing versions of the courses, and (c) use these data to judge whether or not an OpenCourseWare program could be financially…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Independent Study, Distance Education, Sustainability
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Tennyson, Robert D. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Presents model of instructional strategy planning that links specific cognitive learning and thinking processes with specific computer-based instructional strategies. Topics discussed include memory systems; types of knowledge; drill and practice; tutorials; task-oriented simulations; problem-oriented simulations; and self directed experiences.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Drills (Practice)
Hostetler, Jerry C.; Englert, Duwayne C. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1987
Presents description of an interface device which ties in microcomputers and slide/tape presentations for computer assisted instruction. Highlights include the use of this technology in an introductory undergraduate zoology course; a discussion of authoring languages with emphasis on SuperPILOT; and hardware and software design for the interface.…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction
Bartoli, Claire; And Others – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1986
Describes the creation of a series of interactive video modules on dental hygiene at Luzerne County Community College. These modules are intended to supplement instruction in a community dentistry and health education course and to guide students in an assignment to develop and implement dental health projects in their community. (MBR)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Field Tests, Independent Study
Abdulezer, Susan – 1995
This report describes ongoing activities and results of the HyperSign Immersion Project developed at the Public School for the Deaf in New York City, New York. The project's objectives were to: (1) provide a means to enable Deaf students to assume a self-directed role in education; (2) provide an on-site prototype of a technologically supportive…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Deafness, Demonstration Programs, Educational Technology
Dowler, Earl R.; And Others – 1995
The Higher Order Techno Thinking (HOTT) Program was developed by a group of graduate students, who were experienced teachers, at the University of New Mexico. The objective was to develop an environment in which independent research, curriculum integration, multicultural awareness, and technology application could be integrated into a general or…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks