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Lim, Janine M. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
A course design question for self-paced courses includes whether or not technological measures should be used in course design to force students to follow the sequence intended by the course author. This study examined learner behavior to understand whether the sequence of student assignment submissions in a self-paced distance course is related…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Higher Education
Gray, Susan H. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1987
Reviews study of 80 undergraduate sociology students which compared the effects of two types of sequencing in computer assisted instruction: (1) linear, or fixed, and (2) flip, or branching. Results indicate that students in the flip sequence condition performed better on comprehension measures but not on retention measures. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Branching, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
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Gray, Susan H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1989
Describes study that investigated the roles of locus of control and learner control over sequencing of content and the ability of undergraduate students to locate and retain information in computer-based instruction. The correlation of grade point average with accuracy of retrieval and retention is also explored. (41 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Branching