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Roll, James H.; Pasen, Robert M. – 1977
An experiment in an introductory psychology course investigated whether gains in final exam performance, similar to those reported in the personalized system of instruction (PSI) literature, could be obtained by substituting a computer for human proctors. The course was divided into two sections, with a sample of 17 students in section 1 matched…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Curriculum Research, Higher Education, Humanization
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Szabo, Michael; Montgomerie, T. Craig – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
Presents a context for the study of computer-managed instruction (CMI) and reviews research in the area. Learning theory regarding individualized instruction is discussed; the role of CMI in promoting individualized instruction is examined; and studies conducted at the University of Alberta are highlighted. A chart summarizes major research…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Towle, Nelson J.; And Others – 1973
A developmental project in a college psychology course has shown that the computer can be a useful instrument for individualizing student learning and testing by freeing instructors from clerical and test generation tasks. In successive stages, the computer was used for the batch generation of quizzes on each unit of the course, for on-line…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autoinstructional Aids, Case Studies, College Instruction
Evans, Richard M.; Braby, Richard – 1983
A study compared the approaches of self-paced and conventional instruction in Navy training. Using a sample of 37 Navy and Marine Corps courses, researchers contrasted the conventional, mixed, computer-managed, and self-paced instructional approaches according to the following six measures of instructional quality: prerequisites, cues,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Managed Instruction, Cues
Argento, Barry J.; And Others – 1980
This volume is one of the products of the knowledge development effort implemented under the mandate of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of l977. This interim report describes the background and structure of the Educational Improvement Effort (EIE) of the Job Corps, as well as the preliminary findings for the first cohorts of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction