A content analysis of the writings of 40 representative humanistic educators yielded 15 major operating values. The construct validity testing of two forms of the Orientation to Learning questionnaire, developed from these identified values and administered to 99 graduate students, is reported. (Author/LMO)

Describes study of undergraduates at Florida State University that examined whether the criteria for mastering unit quizzes in a mastery-oriented course should increase, decrease, or remain fixed across units. Hypotheses tested are discussed, results of unit quiz performance and final examination performance are analyzed, and student attitudes are…

Describes a study that was conducted to analyze students' perceptions of instructors and instructional impact in terms of student satisfaction with the delivery of college credit correspondence courses at Pennsylvania State University. The development and use of a student satisfaction measure, the Student Perception Questionnaire, is also…

This study investigated learners' preconceptions of interactive video (IV), instructional television (ITV), and television (TV), and compared three treatment groups on learners' perceptions of invested mental effort and achievement on a test of recall and inference. The three treatments consisted of an IV lesson that included practice questions…

The purpose of this study was to compare male high school seniors who are talented in mathematics with male high school seniors who are talented in English as to sense of responsibility, level of anxiety, and sociability. The following hypotheses were tested: (1) No difference will be found in levels of responsibility between male high school…

Discussion of the use of interactive television in the classroom focuses on a study that compared the effectiveness of using interactive television to teach an introductory college accounting class with traditional teaching. Hypotheses tested are explained, student attitudes are examined, and the results of evaluative questionnaires are analyzed.…

The purpose of this study was to investgate the role of self-efficacy expectations in understanding gender differences in the election of college computer science courses. Participants were 368 undergraduate students (males=104, females=264) enrolled in a course fulfilling a general education requirement at a large urban university. A two-page…

Discussion of conditions under which simulation games promote changes in attitudes focuses on identification theory as a predictor of attitude change. Incentive theory and cognitive dissonance theory are discussed, and a study of community college students is described that tested the role of identification in changing attitudes. (LRW)

Examines sex equality in computer literacy in Dutch secondary education using a Dutch version of the Minnesota Computer Literacy Awareness Assessment. Research on sex differences in mathematics and science education is used as a basis for testing hypotheses regarding computer literacy, and analyses of results are explained. (LRW)

Discussion of the use of color in microcomputer-based educational software focuses on a study of Israeli ninth graders that examined the differential effects of three color treatments on the learning of geometric concepts by students with differential aptitudes. Hypotheses tested are described and results are analyzed. (28 references) (Author/LRW)

Describes a study of fifth-grade students in Taiwan that explored the differential effects of intergroup competition on intragroup cooperation and interpersonal relationships within groups in a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) environment. Statistically significant differences were found between the two treatment conditions (with and without…

Describes study of fifth and sixth grade Jewish Israeli students that tested the hypothesis that intrinsic motivation will be differentially affected by task-involving and ego-involving evaluation. Three feedback conditions involving grades and individual comments are explained, and results are discussed in terms of student interest and…

Describes a study of undergraduates that was conducted to describe differences in anxiety in students entering two computer courses (i.e., a problem-solving and programing course and a software applications course) and to assess changes in anxiety levels attributed to each course. Further research is suggested. (19 references) (LRW)

This study investigated the potential usefulness of a cognitive education intervention approach to improving learning abilities of underachieving Native adolescents. The specific variables considered were: (1) the manner in which this approach may affect cognitive development; (2) academic learning; (3) attitudes towards and interest in academic…