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Peer reviewedAxelrod, Saul; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1987
Four 2nd-grade students completed addition problems on a computer, using video games as reinforcers. Two variable ratio schedules of reinforcement failed to increase student accuracy or the rate of correct responses. In a no-games reinforcement condition, students had more opportunities to respond and had a greater number of correct answers.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Addition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 2
Peer reviewedBialo, Ellen; Sivin, Jay – Emergency Librarian, 1991
Reports on studies that analyze the impact of microcomputers in schools on student achievement as compared to more traditional methods, and explores research that relates student achievement to software design, learner characteristics, and instructional decisions on technology implementation. (17 references) (MAB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Conventional Instruction
Texas Learning Technology Group, Austin. – 1989
This report profiles the development, implementation, and evaluation of an interactive videodisc-based (IVD) program, Physical Sciences: Discovery through Interactive Technology. Developed by the Texas Learning Technology Group (TLTG), the program is a comprehensive, 160-hour, two-semester curriculum for secondary school students that integrates…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Courseware
Download full textMorse, Ronald H. – 1991
The importance of using computers in a science education class is not limited to computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Computers may also be used as an educational strategy to improve overall learning and computer literacy in students. Research has shown an improvement in academic achievement in students using computers, as well as an increase in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
Smith, Stanley G.; And Others – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1986
Discusses production and evaluation of interactive computer-assisted videodisc laboratory tutorial simulations for use in prelaboratory instruction and as laboratory experiment replacement in an undergraduate chemistry course. Student performance on laboratory reports and tests was significantly better for students who utilized the simulations.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Advanced Technology, Inc., Indianapolis, IN. – 1990
Designed to identify teaching-learning strategies that can be facilitated by the use of technology and to specify factors and configurations that have impact on computer use in the classroom, this second-year study of computer use in Indiana schools focused on the effects of computer use on students and on teachers, the curriculum implications of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Rescigno, Ronald C. – 1988
The staff of the Hueneme School District, working in partnership with GTE California, Inc., developed a "Smart-Classroom," a high-technology seventh-grade science class facility which integrates personal computers, interactive laser disk video programs, closed circuit television, VHS programs, satellite down links, local area networking,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Closed Circuit Television, Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction
