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Skype Synchronous Interaction Effectiveness in a Quantitative Management Science Course
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Strang, Kenneth David – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2012
An experiment compared asynchronous versus synchronous instruction in an online quantitative course. Mann-Whitney U-tests, correlation, analysis of variance, t tests, and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) were utilized to test the hypothesis that more high-quality online experiential learning interactions would increase grade.…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Interaction, Statistical Analysis, Business Administration
Changing Predictions Based on Knowledge of Past Performance in Preschool and Young Grade-School Children.
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Powel, Wayne D.; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1993
Sixty young children estimated their performance in beanbag throwing. In the three prediction conditions, subjects articulated the differences between their performance and their predictions, only observed the difference, or were unable to observe their performance. Results indicated subjects were aware of differences between performance and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Early Childhood Education
Developmental Changes in Categorization Processes: Knowledge and Similarity-Based Modes of Categorization.
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Hayes, Brett K.; Taplin, John E. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1992
For both 6 and 11 year olds, social knowledge had a significant influence on test phase responses. It is maintained that the study clarifies the relationship between the use of knowledge-based and similarity-based information in children's acquisition of concepts. (BG)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Classification, Concept Formation